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Politics● LowOct 5 · Oct 5, 2026, 1:39 PM

Supreme Court won’t reinstate Pennsylvania judge suspended for partisan Facebook posts

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from The Hill · North America

The Supreme Court on Monday turned away a former Pennsylvania judge’s challenge to his suspension for making partisan Facebook posts, a dispute that touches on issues of free speech and judicial ethics. Pennsylvania’s judicial discipline board suspended then-Judge Mark Cohen in 2024 over dozens of posts praising Democrats, including former President Biden and Gov. Josh Shapiro (D), and his advocacy…

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