Topic: PA Supreme Court
Why Do Local Democrats Govern Like National Conservatives?
It's time, a political observer argues, for state Dems to stop the hypocrisy
By Jemille Q. Duncan
Guest Commentary: Unequal School Funding Shows Why We Still Need Affirmative Action
The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to rule soon on the legality of race-conscious admissions in higher education. Pennsylvania’s school funding case, an education advisor argues, reflects both the problem and solution
By David M. Stone
Guest Commentary: Leave Our Judicial Elections Alone
A recent Citizen piece called for a new way to put judges in our courtrooms. That, a local elections lawyer says, might just make things worse
By Adam Bonin
Your Guide to the Philadelphia Primary Election on May 16
Who's running? City Council? Commissioners? Controller? Judges? We've got you covered, Philadelphia voters
By Kelson Northeimer, Julie Platt, and Citizen Staff
Ideas We Should Steal: A Better Way to Select Judges
Pennsylvania is one of eight states that elects judges through partisan elections, inviting political cronyism and incompetence into our courts. Does Missouri offer a better way?
By Jemille Q. Duncan
Guest Commentary: What’s Next for School Funding
A longtime state politics watcher weighs in on the “morally necessary court decision” that could mean more money for local schools — but not without a fight
By Charlie Bacas
Michael Eric Dyson’s Black History Month All Stars
All-Star #6: Robert N.C. Nix Jr.
By Michael Eric Dyson
The Color of Law: The Rise of the Philadelphia Black Lawyer
A longtime legal legend created a detailed timeline of Black lawyers in America. Here, a look at how A. Leon Higginbotham intersected with that timeline — and made history himself
By Carl Singley