Voters on Tuesday will have the chance to impact the Allegheny County Common Pleas Court’s future as nine seats are up for election. Thirty-nine candidates are vying for 10-year positions on the bench. Judges earn $189,794. Although there is a large slate of candidates this year, it’s not even close
Generally, we’re talking about an extended period of time, Kenney said
of consent decree timelines.
In 1994, Congress gave the Department of Justice the power to address a pattern and practice of police misconduct within departments and to sue cities for civil relief. Consent decrees can involve any government agency, but are most commonly used with police departments.
Since that time, how many investigations and decrees are started each year has become somewhat political.
While President Barack Obama was in office, there were 25 investigations launched, resulting in 15 consent decrees entered into by the DOJ. By contrast, there were only three consent decrees during the administration of President George W. Bush.
Officials hope for renewed confidence in the “safety system,” and highlight the role health care access can play in vaccine hesitancy.
In this April 1, 2021 file photo, people walk in to get their COVID-19 vaccine at the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
(CN) In the aftermath of the United States’ plan to pause distribution of the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine, questions about how the news will affect vaccine hesitancy have swirled around communities, in the media and across the internet.
The concern is that hitting pause on the J&J vaccine could dissuade people from getting vaccinated, particularly those already unsure about getting a shot.
Article Date
April 15, 2021
The Yemen Accountability Project (YAP) at Case Western Reserve University School of Law has published its second white paper, “Starvation: Building the Case for Prosecuting Starvation Crimes in Yemen.” The 51-page document examines evidence from 2015 to 2018 that illustrates patterns of widespread attacks on civilian objects indispensable to survival, such as food production and water supply, and outlines avenues for bringing charges against perpetrators of these crimes.
This publication is the product of three years of work by the YAP team, and follows last year’s successful release of the white paper “Aiding and Abetting: Holding States, Corporations, and Individuals Accountable for War Crimes in Yemen.”