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2nd Degree Murder Inmates to be Heard by Supreme Court (opens the original)
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The Pennsylvania Supreme Court agreed to give clarity on if a previous ruling about sentencing for 2nd degree murder convictions applies retroactively. In Commonwealth v Lee in March, the court ruled an automatic sentence of life-without-parole was unconstitutional for those with 2nd degree murder convictions. The ruling left unknowns for how future cases should be sentenced, but also raised questions for existing inmatesâ could they have their cases re-examined? The court originally tasked Pe
State of Artificial Intelligence: 11 Bills See Action (opens the original)
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A plethora of artificial intelligence related bills saw action this week. Below is a summary of the topics lawmakers tackled in Harrisburg. Identifying if a picture or video came from artificial intelligence becomes harder and harder each day. Some state legislators want a guarantee of origins. State representatives voted unanimously on an âAI transparencyâ bill in a house committee in Harrisburg today. The bill mandates AI companies to attach âmetadataâ to any graphics their chatbots cr
Blockades to the Promise: Age Verification on Social Media (opens the original)
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Facebook parent company Meta conceded to stricter age verification practices in its recent $17 billion lawsuit; implementing the technology could transform how all users experience their social platforms. The suit, brought by 48 states and several U.S. territories, accused Meta of harming children because of the addictive design of their social platforms (ex. Instagram, Facebook). Compared to total social media bans for teens adopted by some states and countries, Meta has instead promised to cra
Anti-Trafficking Laws Build Momentum in Harrisburg (opens the original)
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The Anti-Human Trafficking caucus called for continued momentum on updating laws to prevent trafficking and support victims and survivors. âWhat Iâm looking for is the next wins, you know, wins beget wins. So weâre looking ahead. What can we still get done this fall,â said Rep. Clint Owlett, a Republican from Tioga and Bradford Counties who has taken on the issue in recent years. The coalition launched in March this year; anti-trafficking policy is one area keeping legislators united, re
State Reps Attempt Force of Gift Ban Vote in Harrisburg (opens the original)
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A handful of Republican state representatives tried to force a vote today on a âgift banâ law in Pennsylvania. Rep. Mike Jones of Lancaster filed a âdischarge resolutionâ for a bill that bans all cash gifts, and all other gifts with a value over $50. A discharge resolution is a technicality in Pennsylvania state house rules that lets members vote on the floor if they want to take a bill from committee and bring it for vote in the whole chamber. State representatives first vote on if they
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