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Safehouse takes its battle over a Philly supervised drug injection site to the U.S. Supreme Court

The move sets the stage for what could be the most definitive legal battle yet over the issue, but it’s one fraught with risk for supporters of such facilities.

Ronda Goldfein (right), executive director of the AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania and vice president of Safehouse, speaks with Jose Benitez (left), executive director of Prevention Point and Safehouse's president, at a 2019 meeting of the Harrowgate Civic Association at the Heitzman Recreation Center.
Ronda Goldfein (right), executive director of the AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania and vice president of Safehouse, speaks with Jose Benitez (left), executive director of Prevention Point and Safehouse's president, at a 2019 meeting of the Harrowgate Civic Association at the Heitzman Recreation Center.Read moreTOM GRALISH / MCT