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Teacher Claims She Was Forced to Resign Over Facebook Post Critical of Black Lives Matter Protests

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 18, 2020 36 Comments

A special education teacher from Pennsylvania named Ashley Bennett says she was forced to resign after merely sharing a comment that was critical of the Black Lives Matter protests over the summer. Bennett's story is just getting some notice now and she appeared on the Tucker Carlson show with her lawyer last night.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/05/09/texas-sanctuary-city-crackdown-ag-paxton-sues-austin-others.html

Texas Sues PA, GA, MI, and WI In U.S. Supreme Court To Have Legislatures Appoint Electors

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 08, 2020 173 Comments

So, I didn't see this coming. The State of Texas has sued Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Michigan, and Georgia in the U.S. Supreme Court.

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Pennsylvania: Alito Moves Up Response Date on Emergency Application To 12/8

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 06, 2020 61 Comments

A lot of people read a lot into Justice Samuel Alito setting December 9, 2020, as the date for Pennsylvania and its officials to respond to the Emergency Application for Injunctive Relief filed by people challenging the Pennsylvania certification. The argument was that Alito was going to let the application die on the vine, so to speak, by putting the response date the day after the federal "safe harbor" date for certifying elections, December 8.

Pennsylvania – Don’t Assume Alito Giving Until 12/9 To Respond To Emergency Application Means He’s Letting It Die On the Vine (Update)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 04, 2020 58 Comments

UPDATE 12/6: Pennsylvania: Alito Moves Up Response Date on Emergency Application To 12/8

Pennsylvania: Emergency Injunction Sought From SCOTUS To Halt Any Further Certification Actions

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 01, 2020 59 Comments

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

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 28, 2020 126 Comments

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

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 27, 2020 87 Comments

UPDATE 11-28-2020 7 p.m.: Pennsylvania Supreme Court dismisses challenge to mail-in ballot procedures, vacates halt to certification

Philadelphia Lawyer Representing Trump Placed Under Protection After ‘Threats of Harm’

Posted by Mary Chastain on November 19, 2020 30 Comments

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."

UPenn Installs 16-Foot Tall Bronze Statue of Black Woman on Campus

Posted by Mike LaChance on November 11, 2020 17 Comments

"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

Posted by Mike LaChance on November 10, 2020 7 Comments

"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"...

https://twitter.com/bennyjohnson/status/1247657257082462208

Stay focused on the prize

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 09, 2020 104 Comments

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”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 06, 2020 52 Comments

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

Posted by Mike LaChance on November 05, 2020 7 Comments

"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."...

https://twitter.com/TimRunsHisMouth/status/1323649769135316994?s=20

Philly Election Day Shenanigans

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on November 03, 2020 12 Comments

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

Posted by Stacey Matthews on November 01, 2020 22 Comments

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

Posted by Mike LaChance on November 01, 2020 4 Comments

"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"...

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UPDATE 11-28-2020 7 p.m.: Pennsylvania Supreme Court dismisses challenge to mail-in ballot procedures, vacates halt to certification

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