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Shawn K. Page, who is running for a seat on Municipal Court, has a checkered legal history and has been rated as "not recommended" by the Philadelphia Bar Association. That did not stop Democratic ward leaders from endorsing him.

Electing judges injects an unseemly mix of money and politics into what should be a merit-based process | Editorial

Having an elected judiciary is a terrible way to run a court system that depends on independence, legal acumen, and impartiality.

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President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take the stage at his inauguration in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in January. At every turn during his first 100 days, the Editorial Board writes, Trump has created costly chaos for no good reason.

Trump’s first 100 days: Chaos, mass firings, tariffs, and brute force | Editorial

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Mayor Cherelle L. Parker unveils her long-awaited plan to build or preserve 30,000 units of housing during a special session of City Council last month.

Mayor Parker should beware of the unintended financial consequences of her housing plan | Editorial

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Pope Francis greets seminarians as he walks the loggia on his way to a meeting with 300 bishops in St. Martin of Tours Chapel at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in 2015. The pope died on Easter Monday at the age of 88.

At a time of increasing division, Pope Francis’ death silences a lonely voice for compassion | Editorial

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Inmates inside their shared cell during a press tour of the Terrorism Confinement Center, or CECOT, in Tecololuca, El Salvador, in 2023.

By flouting judicial orders and ignoring due process, Trump continues to sneer at the rule of law | Editorial

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