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Lancaster Co. fund launched to pay bail for those who cant afford it A Lancaster County group is working to reduce pre-trial detentions by paying bail for those who can’t afford it. Author: Harri Leigh (FOX43) Updated: 10:12 PM EDT July 18, 2021 LANCASTER, Pa. — The Central Pennsylvania Equity Project is launching a bail fund aimed at allowing more defendants to wait out their legal hearings without being held in jail. The bail fund would reduce the number of...

We would like to remind everyone that authoritarian states usually don’t announce they have eliminated the justice system or elections. Instead, they leave those institutions in place, pretending they are functioning the same as before. Having courts but not having reasonable bail or a speedy trial is an example of such behavior. When you hold individual participants in a protest responsible for the behavior of the entire group, that is not really free speech, in our view. Having an electi...

Reaction to Derek Chauvin verdict brings flood of emotions Many activists hope former police officer Derek Chauvin’s guilty verdict is a turning point in the country towards equal protection. Author: Rachel Yonkunas (FOX43) Updated: 10:37 PM EDT April 20, 2021 LANCASTER, Pa. — Local activists are breathing a sigh of relief, while also still grieving, after former police officer Derek Chauvin’s murder conviction in the killing of George Floyd. Protests erupt...

Through lawyer Kipkoech Terer, the members want Justice John Mutungi to issue fresh eviction orders against members and trustees of the Njoro Golf Club Squatters’ Self-help Group. In the application filed on Wednesday, the association urged the court to order that the eviction decree be effected by auctioneers, with the assistance of the Njoro Sub-County police commander who should give the Rift Valley regional commander a seven-day notice. In the alternative, the members want the court to is...

Danene Sorace, mayor of Lancaster city, is expected to announce her bid for a second term on Wednesday morning. In a video posted to her campaign’s Youtube page, Sorace says she is “more determined than ever to fight for every block.” "Im determined to see it through, to see the work through," Sorace said Tuesday night.  "Im commited to the City of Lancaster and its residents." Sorace, 48, said the city’s voters “put me to work as your Mayor to build a stronger and m...