PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER: Gov. Wolf on Tuesday asked the state Supreme Court to ignore Attorney General Kathleen G. Kane’s challenge to his death-penalty moratorium, arguing that the justices had already decided to consider a similar petition brought by the Philadelphia district attorney.
In a court filing that responds to Kane’s petition, Wolf also repeated the claim he has made since February: That he has the right under the state constitution to temporarily stay executions as he awaits a Senate report on capital punishment.
The death-penalty issue has presented yet another challenge to Wolf, this time from fellow Democrats, as he tries to carry out a sweeping agenda that sharply contrasts with that of his Republican predecessor… (more)
