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Week In Review

Results in key cases could change with Scalia’s death

February 19, 2016

ABOVE CARTOON: Bill Day, Cagle Cartoons By Mark Sherman Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court abhors even numbers. But that’s just what the court will have to deal with, perhaps for many months, after the death of Justice Antonin Scalia. Eight justices will decide what to do, creating the prospect of 4-4 ties. Here are…

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After Supreme Court ruling, failure of state takeover and need for major reforms are clear

February 19, 2016

Councilwoman Helen Gym (At Large) released the following statement following yesterday’s Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s ruling in West Philadelphia Achievement Charter Elem. v. the School District of Philadelphia and SRC: “Yesterday’s Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling makes unmistakably clear that the School Reform Commission and Pennsylvania’s fifteen-year experiment in state takeover have been a disaster for students…

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LeSean McCoy investigated over fight with off-duty cops

February 13, 2016

ABOVE PHOTO:  Buffalo Bills running back LeSean McCoy speaks to the media during a press conference in Orchard Park, N.Y.  The former Eagles RB is under investigation for the assault of two off-duty police officers on Sunday morning at a private nightclub in Old City.  (AP Photo/Gary Wiepert, File) By Maryclaire Dale Associated Press Buffalo…

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Cosby case moves forward; deposition a key trial question

February 5, 2016

ABOVE PHOTO:  Bill Cosby enters the Montgomery County Courthouse for the court appearance on Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2016, in Norristown, Pa.  (James Robinson/PennLive.com via AP)  By Maryclaire Dale Associated Press NORRISTOWN, Pa. — As a sexual assault case against actor Bill Cosby moves forward, a key battle will be waged over explicit testimony he gave…

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The Saddest Thing

February 5, 2016

ABOVE PHOTO:  Chaka “Chip” Fattah Jr. (AP photo) While handing down a five-year sentence on Chaka “Chip” Fattah Jr., Judge Henry Bartle III took the time to lecture him on how his life choices led to his wasting his talent. By Denise Clay U.S. District Judge Henry Bartle III didn’t let his disappointment with the…

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Film academy leader announces plans to increase diversity

January 29, 2016

ABOVE PHOTO:  Cheryl Boone Issacs  (Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File) By Sandy Cohen Associated Press When the Oscar nominations revealed a second consecutive year of all-white acting nominees, it lit a fire under film academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs, the first African-American to lead the organization. “I really was disappointed,” she said after the Jan. 14 nominations….

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Philadelphia’s former police chief to advise Chicago force

January 29, 2016

ABOVE PHOTO:  Charles Ramsey (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) By Don Babwin Associated Press CHICAGO — A former deputy superintendent of the Chicago Police who left to head departments in Washington, D.C., and Philadelphia is returning to the city to help reform a force that’s trying to regain public trust in the wake of a video showing…

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