Conduct Board won’t say if Chairwoman Duncan recused herself from Justice Eakin’s porno email case by Bill Keisling Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Michael Eakin’s involvement in a long-running pornographic email scandal is among the most important cases the state Judicial Conduct Board has had to prosecute in its short history. Justice Eakin, as readers know, […]
Democrats to Clinton: Don’t laugh off Trump threat
POLITICO: It’s time to stop pointing and laughing at the Republican primary. For all the GOP front-runner’s flaws, many veteran Democrats are beginning to conclude, Donald Trump is a canny operator who just might end up in the White House if they’re not careful. He appears to be cracking the code with white working-class voters […]
What a President Trump would do
REUTERS: Here is a closer look at what Trump has said he would do on trade, taxes, the economy, immigration, healthcare and defense should he become the nominee and win the Nov. 8 election. The policies are drawn from a review of his website, stump speeches, debates and town halls, and televised interviews. TRADE Trump […]
Special prosecutor: No criminal charges likely in porn scandal
PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER: …Douglas F. Gansler, in an interview Monday, said bringing charges under obscenity statutes would be far-fetched. Such prosecutions have become fairly rare nationwide, he said. As for the former or current officials who swapped pornographic or otherwise offensive emails on government computers, Gansler said their conduct might violate workplace rules, but was hardly […]
Should a Judge Rule on His Own Case?
NEW YORK TIMES EDITORIAL: …At the trial, Mr. Williams denied knowing Mr. Norwood. But years later, Mr. Williams’s co-defendant admitted that he had told prosecutors that the reason for the murder was not robbery, as he had testified at trial, but Mr. Norwood’s sexual abuse of Mr. Williams and other underage boys. Using that […]
MILLER: Republicans cast fortunes with Trump
By Dick Miller WE.CONNECT.DOTS: Most election and political tales begin and end with Donald Trump – at least this year. The colorful, coarse icon is favored to arrive in Cleveland for the Republican National convention this summer with enough delegates to capture the nomination. “Trump stopping Trump” is a bit more likely. However, recently the […]
Michael, Mom and the Killer B’s!!!
Friday, March 4th 7:30 pm at Lancaster Catholic High 650 Juliette Ave Lancaster PA 17601. Michael Jamanis, violin and Frances Veri, piano perform a program of some killer B’s. Ragtime from Claude Bolling’s jazz suite, Bartók’s Roumanian folk dances, sonatas by Bach and Brahms, Canzone by Barber and special treat by Lancaster native Jack Behrens […]
Democrats’ heavy hitters put clout on line in Senate primary
AOL / AP: Katie McGinty joined the Democratic Party’s primary race in Pennsylvania for U.S. Senate with the support of influential recruiters, and her fortunes in the wide-open race may ultimately be about more than her ability or her future as a candidate. It could be a test of whether the Democratic Party’s top-level donors, […]
LETTER: Mayor Rick Gray likeable
Re: Lancaster Square East opportunities totally bungled… In one of my human development classes I scored an interview with the mayor himself. He went on a few tangents that didn’t have anything to do with success on the job. I liked him a lot as a person. EDITOR: I like him as a person too. […]
It is good to be Putin’s Cook
By Slava Tsukerman Eugene Prigozhin is very popular with Russian media. It is very easy to find his photos in the company of the President Vladimir Putin. Russian newspapers often call Eugene Prigozhin “Putin’s personal cook”. He is not just a cook though, but rather one of the most powerful restaurateurs and caterers […]
KEISLING: Impeachment hearings for AG Kane give new meaning to meaninglessness
The Subcommittee on Courts’ hearing to consider impeaching AG Kane wasn’t just a colossal waste of time. It was a measure of the disconnect of the legislature from the state’s real problems. by Bill Keisling By far the most interesting and telling public hearing in Harrisburg this week concerned the state’s House’s Subcommittee on Courts […]
PA-Sen: F&M Poll: Sestak 21% McGinty 12% Fetterman 8%
PA POLITICS: The Democratic primary for Senate is still very much up for grabs, but former Congressman Joe Sestak is the biggest winner of this month’s poll. The latest Franklin & Marshall survey has Sestak’s support at 21%, ahead of both Katie McGinty, 12%, and Braddock Mayor John Fetterman, 8%. The poll also indicates that […]
Vermont Senate Votes to Legalize Marijuana
by psmith, February 25, 2016, 04:08pm, (Issue #921) DRUG WAR CHRONICLE: The state Senate today voted 17-12 today to approve a bill that would end marijuana prohibition in the state and replace it will system of taxation and regulation. The vote today was the second Senate vote this week to approve the bill, which will now […]
CJD’s Reversal on Eakin Deal An ‘Odd’ Move, Attorneys Say
THE LEGAL INTELLIGENCER: The Court of Judicial Discipline’s decision Thursday to deny all parties in Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice J. Michael Eakin’s disciplinary case the opportunity to present a proposed resolution left ethics attorneys wondering what led the court to change its mind on mediation… The case has been marked by concerns that a […]