Pennsylvania Tag
Pennsylvania: Emergency Injunction Sought From SCOTUS To Halt Any Further Certification Actions
on December 01, 2020
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On Saturday night, November 28, we noted that the Pennsylvania Supreme Court dismisses challenge to mail-in ballot procedures, vacates halt to certification. The basis for the PA Supreme Court ruling was that the petitioners had waited too long, and should have challenged mail-in ballot procedures prior to the election:
Pennsylvania Supreme Court dismisses challenge to mail-in ballot procedures, vacates halt to certification
on November 28, 2020
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As we covered yesterday, a state court judge in Pennsylvania upheld her prior halt to certification of the vote, finding a likelihood that the mail-in ballot procedure violated the state constitution.
Pennsylvania State Judge Upholds Halt To Certification, Finds Likelihood Mail-In Balloting Procedures Violate PA Constitution
on November 27, 2020
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Student Activists at Swarthmore Issue List of Demands Over Alleged ‘Anti-Blackness’
on November 23, 2020
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"[S]tudents are protesting Swarthmore’s historical lack of concrete action concerning institutional anti-blackness"...
Philadelphia Lawyer Representing Trump Placed Under Protection After ‘Threats of Harm’
on November 19, 2020
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Court papers revealed that Philadelphia lawyer Linda Kerns has received official protection after people sent her "threats of harm."
Kerns is one of the lawyers representing President Donald Trump's campaign, "which is challenging his projected loss to Joe Biden in the crucial Keystone State."
Students at U. Pittsburgh Medical School Add Vow Against ‘Systemic Racism’ to Hippocratic Oath
on November 17, 2020
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"The oath included references to George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery, as well as the COVID-19 pandemic, “systemic racism,” and LGBTQ+ identity."...
UPenn Installs 16-Foot Tall Bronze Statue of Black Woman on Campus
on November 11, 2020
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"It will be quite arresting for people. They'll stop and they'll look and it'll be something that you won't just be able to walk by your first time without taking notice"...
Student Strike at Haverford College Stretches Into a Second Week
on November 10, 2020
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"Students of color started a boycott of classes and campus jobs on Oct. 28 to protest the college’s inaction on changes demanded by students"...
Stay focused on the prize
on November 09, 2020
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There is a lot of litigation regarding election fraud. Some of it is significant, some of it small ball, but it all needs to work it's way through the legal system. The allegations are serious and pervasive; whether they are successful remains to be seen.
Justice Alito Orders Pennsylvania to segregate and secure “ballots received by mail after 8:00 p.m. on November 3”
on November 06, 2020
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The Republican Party of Pennsylvania sought in emergency injunction from the U.S. Supreme Court requiring the Secretary of State and County Boards of Election to segregate and secure ballots received after the statutory deadline:
Haverford College Students Go on Strike After President Urges Them Not to Participate in Protest
on November 05, 2020
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"Students said they were incensed that Haverford, which is supposed to care deeply about social justice, would try to interfere with their right to stand up against injustice."...
Philly Election Day Shenanigans
on November 03, 2020
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Ah, Philly.
The internet is alleging all kinds of irregularities at polling locations and we've included some beneath:
Democrats Sound Alarm Bells About Pennsylvania
on November 01, 2020
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With just a few days left before election day, President Trump, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, and their surrogates are visiting various battleground states like Michigan and Florida to make their final pitches to voters in hopes of winning their support.
College Democrats Promote Bail Funds for Rioters and Looters in Philadelphia
on November 01, 2020
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"Analysis from the Insurance Information Institute determined that the costs of the nationwide riots following George Floyd’s death may have caused up to $2 billion in economic damage"...
Facebook is Making it Difficult for Pennsylvania Trump Supporters to Organize
on October 30, 2020
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In case there was still any question as to where Big Tech's loyalty lies...
BLM Rioters Tell Jewish Men Trying to Show ‘Solidarity’ to ‘Get the F*ck Out’
on October 30, 2020
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Black Lives Matters rioters in Philadelphia chased away Jewish men trying to show solidarity.
The mob claimed the Jewish men belonged to the "synagogue of Satan."
SCOTUS again denies relief 4-4 in Pennsylvania late ballot case, Barrett doesn’t participate in decision
on October 28, 2020
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Readers wondered whether Amy Coney Barrett joining the Supreme Court would end the 4-4 deadlock, with CJ Roberts joining with the liberals, preventing SCOTUS from reversing the Pennsylvania Supreme Court order that ballots without a verifiable postmark could still be counted. I cautioned against optimism:
