DA Williams to PA Supreme Court: Moratorium is Unconstitutional
By Austin Nolen Today, less than a week after Governor Tom Wolf declared a “moratorium” on executions, Philadelphia District Attorney…
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Law, Morality and the Death Penalty Moratorium
By Austin Nolen On February 13th, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf announced that he was putting a “moratorium” on executions in…
Philadelphia Woman Held for Court in Unusual Murder Case
By Austin Nolen On Tuesday morning, an unusual murder case was presented in a preliminary hearing in Courtroom 306 of…
Statewide Open Gov’t Group “Deeply Concerned” About Philly Court Practices
By Austin Nolen That the Philadelphia court system has serious challenges is well-known. Recently, the system, formally known as the…
Review: Ode to Billie Joe – Tara Murtha
By Austin Nolen Reviewed: Murtha, Tara. Ode to Billie Joe. Vol. 102 of the 33 1/3 Series. New York: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2015. In some…
Thousands March in Philadelphia to ‘Reclaim MLK’
By Austin Nolen and Sachio Takashima Under gray skies and braving cold winds, over 2,500 people rallied outside of the…
Delaware County is Suing One of Our Contributors – and Hindering Your Right to Know
Declaration Editorial As controversy swirls over the militarization of law enforcement in the wake of Ferguson, and as the…
Philly Responds to Ferguson Decision, Day 1
By Austin Nolen For several hours on Monday night and into Tuesday morning, a group of several hundred protesters –…
West Philly ‘FTP’ Cases End with Probation
By Austin Nolen The two individuals arrested in last August’s ‘FTP’ (Fuck the Police) march in West Philly, Jordan Davis…
Delaware County Ordered to Release Documents about New SWAT Vehicle
By Austin Nolen Another portion of Pennsylvania government has been rudely awakened to their new legal responsibility to be transparent….
The Philly Declaration 