On December 29, 2022 Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner went before a four-judge Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court panel to halt impeachment proceedings that were launched against him on November 16. The Pennsylvania State House, which was previously under stronger control by Republicans (113-88) initially launched these proceedings. Now, Republicans only hold a much narrower advantage (101-99) in the House.
Per a report by the Associated Press , one of the four judges, Ellen Ceisler declared that “It seems to me that these impeachment proceedings are based on disagreement with public policy and an elected official’s discretion. I think that this proceeding could set terrible precedent in the future.” Joshua Young of The Post Millennial noted that the “judicial quartet’s makeup is half Republican and half Democrat, with Ceisler counting as one of the latter.”
According to the articles of impeachment against Krasner, the Philadelphia DA engaged in “misbehavior in office in […]
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