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After calling a subpoena “illegal” and “anti-democratic,” Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner has filed a lawsuit against the state legislative committee that issued it.
Krasner’s response to the House Select Committee on Restoring Law and Order, filed late Friday, intensifies the fight between the progressive DA and state Republicans that have blamed his leadership for Philadelphia’s rising murder rate.
Krasner is suing in his official capacity, seeking to nullify the subpoena and stop the committee from any further action.In the lawsuit, Krasner argued that the district attorney is not subject to oversight from the General Assembly. The filing calls the committee […]
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