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Stay of execution upheld for sexual abuse victim
WASHINGTON — Hours before he was set to die Wednesday, a convicted murderer who has spent two decades on death row over the killing of two men who abused him sexually as a child won a stay of execution. Last week, Philadelphia Judge Teresa Sarmina suspended the execution of Terry…
Pennsylvania Supreme Court sends voter ID law back for review
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ordered a review of the state’s new voter identification law, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported Tuesday. The decision (PDF) sets aside an earlier ruling by the state’s Commonwealth Court, and ordered it to review the availability of the state-issued photo identification for eligible voters, with a…
What ‘rogues and vagabonds’ have to do with Pennsylvania voter ID law
What 'rogues and vagabonds' have to do with Pennsylvania voter ID law An 1869 ruling used by a Pennsylvania state judge in August to uphold a tough new voter ID law is providing some new and startling historical context to deliberations by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, as it mulls whether…
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