#pennsylvania-supreme-court

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Social justice
fromTruthout
1 week ago

Pennsylvania's Abolitionist Organizers Win Victory Against Mandatory Life Without Parole

Pennsylvania's Supreme Court ruling overturns mandatory life sentences for felony murder, impacting over a thousand individuals, primarily Black.
fromFortune
5 months ago

Democrats keep control of Pennsylvania Supreme Court through 2028 presidential election as voters reject partisan deadlock | Fortune

All three of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court justices who sought reelection Tuesday will get another term, ensuring Democratic jurists keep their majority on the presidential battleground state's highest court - one at the center of pivotal fights over voting rights, redistricting and elections. The result shapes the makeup of the seven-member court through the next presidential election in 2028. The three justices had been elected as Democrats, and voters were deciding whether to extend the court's Democratic majority.
US politics
Law
fromEyes On Isles
6 months ago

NY Islanders Kyle Palmieri helps strike down Pittsburgh's "jock tax" in court victory

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled Pittsburgh's jock tax unconstitutional, ending a 3% nonresident athlete and entertainer levy and removing a major city revenue source.
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