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J. Alan (Jerry) Johnson was born to be a trial attorney. With a booming voice, a meticulous manner and sense of fairness, he carried himself with authority. But he also had an ability to connect with jurors, to capture their attention with his charm and good humor. Johnson used all

Tom Rogers: What makes the potential overturning the upcoming 2024 election even more dangerous than 2020 is that the Republican speaker of the House, Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) is

Walt Whitman was right when he wrote that our democracy is an athletic one. Defending our democratic republic requires the stamina of a marathon runner and the…

Amanda Green-Hawkins said the images from the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol in 2021 “keep [her] up at night.” “I think that we’ve taken our democracy for granted,” Green-Hawkins, a voter-protection attorney and former Allegheny County Council member, said, “that this is a machine that will just work and ‘I don’t have to do...

Beneath a COVID vaccine debacle, 30 years of government culpability

Marie Albiges of Spotlight PA This article is part of a year-long reporting project focused on redistricting and gerrymandering in Pennsylvania. It’s made possible by the support of Spotlight PA members and Votebeat, a project focused on election integrity and voting access. HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Supreme Court will pick the chair of a powerful redistricting panel after the General Assembly’s top leaders deadlocked on who should cast the likely tie-breaking vote on new legislative ...

Credit: Madhuri Shukla/Spotlight PA Liz Forrest doesn’t think four of Pennsylvania’s most powerful lawmakers will pick her — a semiretired technology consultant and failed state legislative candidate from Pike County — to be the potentially deciding vote in how they redraw their political districts this year. Past chairs of the Capitol’s redistricting commission have included Ivy League law professors and retired judges. Beyond settling politically charged disputes, the chair is in a ...

, a project focused on election integrity and voting access. HARRISBURG — Liz Forrest doesn’t expect four of Pennsylvania’s most powerful lawmakers will pick her — a semi-retired technology consultant and failed state legislative candidate from Pike County — to be the potentially deciding vote in how they redraw their political districts this year. Past chairs of the Capitol’s redistricting commission have included Ivy League law professors and retired judges. Beyond settling politi...

WHYY By (Madhuri Shukla for Spotlight PA) This story originally appeared on Spotlight PA. ___ This article is part of a yearlong reporting project focused on redistricting and gerrymandering in Pennsylvania. It is made possible by the support of Spotlight PA members and Votebeat, a project focused on election integrity and voting access. Liz Forrest doesn’t expect four of Pennsylvania’s most powerful lawmakers will pick her — a semi-retired technology consultant and failed state legisl...