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Appeals Government Politics Regional 

Pennsylvania Justices Add Pittsburgh Ballots to Hearing on Envelopes

November 20, 2020November 20, 2020 ALEXANDRA JONES
2020 elections, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, Voting

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court agreed Friday to decide whether roughly 2,000 mail-in ballots from the Pittsburgh area should be thrown out over missing information on the envelopes.

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Government Media Technology 

Cable Regulations

November 15, 2019November 18, 2019 BRIEF
FCC, Ninth Circuit, Pittsburgh, telecommunications

Pittsburgh appealed to the Ninth Circuit an FCC regulation involving revenue from cable companies.

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Civil Rights Government Uncategorized 

Toughened Up Gun Laws for Pittsburgh Thrown Out

October 30, 2019October 30, 2019 ALEXANDRA JONES
Guns, Mass Shooting, Pittsburgh

Just days after the first anniversary of a synagogue shooting that left 11 dead, a Pennsylvania judge struck down proposed gun regulations that the Pittsburgh City Council proposed in the wake of the Tree of Life tragedy.

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Appeals Civil Rights Health 

Protest Buffer Zone

October 21, 2019October 22, 2019 BRIEF
abortion, Free Speech, Pittsburgh, protests, Third Circuit

The Third Circuit upheld a Pittsburgh city ordinance requiring a 15-foot buffer zone for protesters outside of health care facilities, including Planned Parenthood. The buffer does not “impose a significant burden on speech.”

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Appeals Civil Rights Government 

Third Circuit OKs Buffer Zones for Anti-Abortion Protesters

October 18, 2019October 21, 2019 ALEXANDRA JONES
abortion, clinics, First Amendment, Free Speech, ordinance, Pittsburgh, protests, Third Circuit

The Third Circuit ruled unanimously Friday that a Pittsburgh buffer-zone ordinance that puts space between clinics and anti-abortion activists does not violate the protesters’ rights.

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Civil Rights Courts Law Media 

Bail Hearings

October 10, 2019October 11, 2019 BRIEF
Bail bonds, courthouse, Journalism, Pittsburgh, recordings

Reporter Matt Stroud sued all the judges in Pittsburgh Municipal Court for barring any sort of recording of bail hearings, including by court reporters, in federal court.

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Op-Ed Regional 

Pittsburgh

July 16, 2019July 16, 2019 BILL GIRDNER
BGirdner, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, Travel

Pittsburgh has a different feel than any of the other American cities I have gone to in the course of building a news service. It is old, yet modern, busy but not too much, hip but not overly so. It is a steel city that lost its steel but found its way.

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Civil Rights Government 

Gun Groups Take Pittsburgh to Court on Assault-Rifle Ban

April 9, 2019April 9, 2019 ALEXANDRA JONES
Guns, Mass Shooting, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, regulation, Second Amendment

As the mayor of Pittsburgh signed a ban on assault rifles, the city was hit with separate lawsuits Tuesday challenging the new law as unconstitutional.

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Criminal Trials 

Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting Suspect Pleads Not Guilty

February 11, 2019February 11, 2019 ASSOCIATED PRESS
anti-Semitism, Hate Crimes, Mass Shooting, Pittsburgh, pleas

The suspect in the Pittsburgh synagogue massacre pleaded not guilty to dozens of charges Monday as his new lawyer, a prominent death penalty litigator who represented one of the Boston Marathon bombers, signaled he might be open to a plea deal.

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Government Health Regional 

Pittsburgh Will Pay $50M to Address Lead-Poisoning Crisis

February 7, 2019February 8, 2019 ALEXANDRA JONES
Lead poisoning, Pittsburgh, Settlement, water

Newly indicted over its botched response to lead-poisoning risks, the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority reached a $50 million settlement Thursday that includes water-line replacements and filters for low-income residents.

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Criminal National Religion 

Pittsburgh Synagogue Massacre Suspect Pleads Not Guilty

November 1, 2018 DAN MCCUE
anti-Semitism, murder, Pittsburgh

The man accused of killing 11 people and wounding six others during a weekend siege at a Pittsburgh synagogue pleaded not guilty Thursday to federal charges that could result in his being put to death.

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Civil Rights Criminal National Politics Religion 

Grand Jury Indicts Synagogue Murder Suspect

October 31, 2018October 31, 2018 BRANDI BUCHMAN
anti-Semitism, Mass Shooting, Pittsburgh

A federal grand jury on Wednesday indicted the man accused of carrying out the Pittsburgh synagogue massacre  this past weekend on 44 counts, including hate crimes.

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National Religion 

Pittsburgh Mourns Victims of Synagogue Shooting

October 30, 2018 CHARLY HIMMEL
anti-Semitism, Donald Trump, Mass Shooting, memorials, Pittsburgh

A city in mourning for the 11 victims of Saturday’s mass shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh braced itself Tuesday for President Donald Trump’s arrival.

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Criminal National Religion 

Synagogue Shooting Suspect Makes Brief Court Appearance

October 29, 2018October 30, 2018 DAN MCCUE
anti-Semitism, Mass Shooting, Pittsburgh

The man accused of killing a 11 people in the Tree of Life Congregation Synagogue in Pittsburgh appeared briefly in court on Monday afternoon to accept representation by a public defender.

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Criminal National Religion 

Suspect Due in Court as Harrowing Synagogue Tales Emerge

October 29, 2018October 29, 2018 ASSOCIATED PRESS
anti-Semitism, Mass Shooting, Pittsburgh

As Barry Werber walked into the Tree of Life Synagogue, he passed a cart carrying glassware and whiskey meant for the baby-naming ceremony scheduled at Dor Hadash, one of three small congregations that worship there.

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Criminal National 

11 People Dead After Mass Shooting at Pittsburgh Synagogue

October 27, 2018October 29, 2018 DAN MCCUE
Mass Shooting, Pittsburgh

Eleven people were killed in a mass shooting at a synagogue in Pittsburgh Saturday. The gunman, identified as 46-year-old Robert Bowers, and who reportedly shouted “all Jews must die” as he burst into the place of worship, is in custody.

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