The NRA Will Soon Be Able to Sue Philadelphia Over Gun Ordinances
By Dustin Slaughter The National Rifle Association will now be able to sue municipalities to overturn local gun ordinances, Bill Hangley…
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Starkly Undemocratic “Revictimization Relief Act” Must Face Judicial Scrutiny
Declaration Editorial The “Revictimization Relief Act”, a legislative Frankenstein born from Mumia Abu Jamal’s commencement speech at Goddard College and…
Misconduct Lawsuits Against Philadelphia Police Department Among Highest in the Country
By Dustin Slaughter The number of police misconduct lawsuits successfully brought against the Philadelphia Police Department since 2009 is among…
FCC Releases Partial List of Consumer Complaints Against Comcast and Time Warner Cable
By Dustin Slaughter The Federal Communications Commission has released 185 pages of consumer complaints lodged against corporate giants Comcast and…
Update: Right-Wing Think Tank Behind Pay-to-Protest Scheme, Anti-PFT Campaign
By Dustin Slaughter Billy Penn confirmed this afternoon that a conservative, Harrisburg-based think tank called the Commonwealth Foundation is behind…
Council Backtracks on Cell Phone Disposal Initiative After Aggressive Lobbying Efforts
By Dustin Slaughter Juliana Reyes at Technical.ly Philly reports that cellphone kiosk vendor ecoATM’s lobbying efforts have caused City Council to…
Next Governor Won’t Have Power to Abolish SRC – For Now
By Dustin Slaughter As it currently stands, the power to dismantle the School Reform Commission will remain with…the SRC. State…
“Guerilla” Marketing Firm Tapped to Counter-Protest Thursday’s SRC Demonstration in Forthcoming Anti-Union Campaign
By Dustin Slaughter A high-profile, New York City-based advertising firm has been tapped by a group called “PFT Fails” to…
Time Magazine Names Mo’ne Davis One of America’s 25 Most Influential Teens
By Dustin Slaughter Little League World Series pitching phenomenon Mo’ne Davis can add another distinction to her career: Time’s “25 Most…
Federal Planning Study Revives Plans for Long-Defunct “City Branch” Rail Line
By Dustin Slaughter Known as the “City Branch” rail line, this north-south train route, which stretched for 15 city blocks…
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