In Krasner impeachment case, separation of powers a focus
The separation of powers, and where legislative authority stops and the court's begins, were central in arguments over Larry Krasner's impeachment Thursday.
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The separation of powers, and where legislative authority stops and the court's begins, were central in arguments over Larry Krasner's impeachment Thursday.
Krasner announced in October his office was working with other agencies to address carjacking cases after video from the Sunoco incident was released.
Jasmine Payoute reports.
The Philadelphia District Attorney called the recent rise in carjackings "one of the worst things" the city faces. Jasmine Payoute reports.
The Philadelphia District Attorney's Office says three accused gang members are still on the run.
Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner says the Pennsylvania legislature doesn't have the constitutional authority to oust him from office.
Krasner says the state Senate can't go forward with a trial to remove him from office because the legislative session when the articles of impeachment were passed ended last week.
District Attorney Larry Krasner's lawsuit filed Friday argues that the impeachment and removal process ended when the Legislature's two-year session ran out two days earlier.
Krasner is also expected to announce details of a recent homicide of a Black trans woman in the city's Germantown neighborhood.
Joe Holden reports.
Eric Ruch was convicted in September by a jury on a charge of voluntary manslaughter in the 2017 fatal shooting of Eric Plowden Jr., an unarmed Black man.
The House voted to impeach the Philadelphia District Attorney, but now the Senate must vote on 2 resolutions to move the process along.
Janelle Burrell has your morning headlines.
Nasir Johnson, 25, faces more than a dozen criminal charges for his alleged role in two home invasion robberies of Temple students.
"There's been a very, very serious effort not only to erase votes and silence people but to silence me," Krasner said Monday at a news conference.
A Pennsylvania House committee impeached the district attorney last week.
The three are Republican Reps. Craig Williams and Tim Bonner and Rep. Jared Solomon, a Democrat of Philadelphia.
Now, a trial will be held in the Pennsylvania State Senate at a later date.
Kerri Corrado reports.
Lawmakers voted 107-85 to impeach District Attorney Larry Krasner.
Jasmine Payoute reports.
The committee voted to send impeachment articles to the full Pennsylvania House, which could vote as early as Wednesday.
Seth Kaplan reports.
Matt Petrillo reports on Election Day security plans in Philadelphia.
Mayor Jim Kenney and Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw were among many city leaders who joined DA Larry Krasner by the lawn in front of Independence Hall for a briefing Monday morning.
