Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Civil rights groups are seeking an injunction against the law that requires voters to have photo ID when they go to the polls in November.
Since its passage four months ago, Pennsylvania's Voter ID law has been a controversial topic throughout the state and on the Web. Previous stories about the issue on Patch have featured passionate replies from commenters on both sides. "I find this to be a form of voter suppression targeting the elderly and disabled," user Franz Perl wrote. "These groups will have the hardest time getting to a DMV center, most do not drive." Commenter Pete Krenshaw replied, "Bottom line – we need to make sure the integrity of the voting process is preserved regardless of political affiliation. So everyone who wants to vote has until November to obtain an acceptable form of ID. It's time to get it done." Supporters and detractors of Pennsylvania's Voter ID…
Friday, July 20, 2012
Mark Fiorino successfully sued Philadelphia Police - and won - for violating his First and Second Amendment rights. He was found not guilty recently by using footage from a dashboard camera in his defense in fighting a Towamencin traffic ticket
A former Lansdale resident, who successfully sued the Philadelphia Police Department this year, has now used a dashboard camera to successfully fight a Towamencin traffic ticket. Mark Fiorino, 26, was not only found not guilty of running a red light by Schwenksville District Court Judge Albert Augustine this month, but he also has told the tale of his success and ordeal on YouTube. “Not very often do you get to go to traffic court for a moving violation of some kind and have an airtight way of getting out of it,” said Fiorino, who admits to being “an attention whore” in the video. “Usually people go to traffic court to get out of a speeding ticket. They hope the officer doesn’t show up, or they try to get it knocked down from 15 over to …
Thursday, March 8, 2012
Mark Fiorino, of Lansdale, accepted an offer from Philadelphia to allow a $25,000 judgement to be entered against all defendants
Lansdale open-carry law advocate Mark Fiorino, who filed a civil rights lawsuit against Philadelphia Police this month, has accepted an offer from the city of Philadelphia to allow a $25,000 judgement be entered against all defendants and in favor of Fiorino. The court filing can be found here: http://www.aclupa.org/downloads/Fiorino3812.pdf “This was never about the money," said Benjamin Picker, of McCausland Keen and Buckman, the attorneys representing Fiorino along with the ACLU of Pennsylvania. "Mr. Fiorino was seeking change in the way the city trains its police officers and vindication in connection with the violation of his constitutional rights. The city and the individual officers, including Commissioner Ramsey, have agreed to …
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8:53 am on Sunday, July 29, 2012
How about if we start talking about the invisible, incompetent, millionaire, career politician, wicked warlock of the right, Stewart Greenleaf ? more ›