Attorney General and District Attorney Move to Dismiss “Silencing Act” Lawsuits
By Kenneth Lipp and Dustin Slaughter Counsel for Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane and Philly District Attorney Seth Williams, defendants…
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Daily Dec Roundup – Jan. 8th, 2015
Philly prisons still jam-packed, but not as badly as before Holly Otterbein, Newsworks – When Mayor Michael Nutter first took…
Legal Advocates and Journalists Sue Kane and Williams over Mumia-Targeted “Silencing Act”
By Kenneth Lipp A group of legal advocacy organizations, media outlets, academics, journalists, and former state inmates filed a federal…
Examining the Underreported Department of Prisons Ballot Question
By Dustin Slaughter On Tuesday, November 4th, Philadelphia voters will choose whether or not to amend the City Charter to…
Prosecutor accused perjured cop of lying; D.A. announces review
By Daniel Denvir Editor’s note: This story was published in City Paper on August 28th, 2014. Philadelphia Police Officer Christopher…
ICYMI: Philly pot arrest maps: black people in black neighborhoods
By Daniel Denvir (City Paper) Originally published on August 14th, 2014 by City Paper. Eighty-three percent of the 4,314 marijuana-possession…
Cop in perjury scandal testifies, partner taken off street
By Daniel Denvir (City Paper) The Philadelphia Police Department today confirmed that Officer Patrick Banning, the partner of a narcotics…
Have you seen these chilling videos of two women alleging sexual assault by the PPD? Watch them
By Joshua Albert These are videos of two women alleging sexual assault by a team of rogue narcotics officers who…
Feltonville teachers protest award: ‘We can’t eat while our school is starved’
By Daniel Denvir (City Paper) – Teachers at Feltonville Arts and Sciences protested a School District of Philadelphia award congratulating…
The Resegregation of America’s Schools
By Daniel Denvir (Al Jazeera America) – The Supreme Court ruled 60 years ago this May 17 in Brown v….
The Philly Declaration 