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Capitol Report: Religious Emblems in Classrooms, Death Penalty Repeal, Housing Affordability
Following is a listing of executive and legislative action for the week of Oct. 30. The Pennsylvania Senate and state House of Representatives are both scheduled to reconvene Nov. 13.
Ex-US Attorney McSwain Officially Declares Candidacy for Governor
McSwain has also retained the "tough on crime" approach to criminal justice that defined his tenure as U.S. attorney, and fueled public sparring matches between him and his frequent rival, progressive Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner.
Split Third Circuit Panel Nixes Safe Injection Site Planned to Open in Phila.
The case presented the federal appeals court with an issue of first impression at the circuit level, and could provide guidance for other federal districts as they begin to grapple with similar issues.
Judge Halts Opening of Safe Injection Site, Citing COVID-19 Pandemic and Protests
U.S. District Judge Gerald McHugh found the challenges of dealing with community unrest following the death of George Floyd and the coronavirus pandemic makes the opening of nonprofit safe injenction site Safehouse "unrealistic any time soon."
Novel Legal Fights Loom as Nation's First Safe Injection Site Gains Court Approval
Attorneys say the nonprofit group seeking to run the site might still have a long road of litigation ahead—one that could be paved with first-impression issues.
Proposed Safe Injection Site in Philadelphia Clears Legal Hurdle
U.S. District Judge Gerald A. McHugh of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on Wednesday denied a motion for declaratory judgment on the pleadings filed by U.S. Attorney William McSwain of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
McSwain, DLA Piper's Appellate Head Spar Over Legality of Safe Injection Site
U.S. Attorney William McSwain said the introduction of safe injection sites invited unsafe and illegal drug use, while a DLA Piper lawyer representing the nonprofit company seeking to manage the site said there was no intent to promote drug abuse, and that it was aimed at creating access to medical care.DAs Across Nation File Brief Supporting Philadelphia's Safe Injection Site Plan
Reform-minded prosecutors lined up behind an amicus brief filed by lawyers from Wilmer and Philadelphia's Hangley Aronchick supporting a plan to set up safe injection sites as a public health measure, a plan that has drawn opposition from U.S. Attorney William McSwain.
US Attorney McSwain Files Action to Stop Phila. Safe Injection Site
In a first-in-the-nation lawsuit, the U.S. Attorney's Office is seeking a declaratory judgment that says safe injection sites, where heroin users can inject the drug under the supervision of medical staff, violate provisions of the Controlled Substances Act.TRENDING STORIES
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