Nearly two years ago, witnesses filled a federal courtroom with stories of an inside track for the politically connected at the Philadelphia Traffic Court, with descriptions of clandestine meetings between judges and defendants, a secret system of notes tipping off judges to those seeking special treatment and promises of a “hookup” in exchange for campaign donations.
Last week, voters in Pennsylvania decided to pass a constitutional amendment abolishing the court, which, court watchers said, will go a long way toward ensuring those stories of corruption feeding off the justice system stay just that—stories.
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