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Courts & Law

A Yeadon Borough Police Department vehicle
Incarceration
Pennsylvania
Policing

Second person dies after hanging in Yeadon police custody, as Morcho family files lawsuit

The family of Shawn Morcho, the first person to die in Yeadon police custody, also recently filed an amended lawsuit against the borough.

3 years ago

Philadelphia City Councilmember Kenyatta Johnson leaves Federal Court after the judge in his bribery trial declared a mistrial, following the jury's failure to reach a unanimous verdict on the charges. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Government Accountability
Philadelphia

Juror dismissed in Kenyatta Johnson retrial over ‘religious conviction’

The juror was dismissed during the fifth day of deliberations, not long before a reconstituted panel acquitted Johnson and three co-defendants.

3 years ago

Pro-Trump insurrectionists gather outside the Capitol
Crime
Delaware

A Delaware man ended his Tinder date early to Uber to the Jan. 6 insurrection. Now he’s going to prison

Jeffrey Schaefer was in Virginia, watching TV, when he saw the riot at the Capitol. He rushed to the scene and joined the insurrectionists through a broken window.

3 years ago

Rioters push a police barricade at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
Crime
Public Spaces

Pa. woman convicted of storming Pelosi’s office in Jan. 6 attack

A Pennsylvania woman linked to the far-right “Groyper” extremist movement was convicted Monday of several federal charges.

3 years ago

Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner says he will have his say about the articles of impeachment. (Tom MacDonald/WHYY)
Criminal Justice
Government
Gun Violence
Philadelphia
Public Safety

Philly DA Krasner continues to rally public to fight impeachment

With an impeachment trial hanging over him, Larry Krasner continues to say it’s nothing more than partisan politics.

3 years ago

A close-up of a police car.
Criminal Justice
Gun Violence
Philadelphia
Policing
6abc

Former Philadelphia police officer sentenced for killing unarmed man

A jury convicted Eric Ruch of voluntary manslaughter in September.

3 years ago

Workers with the Philadelphia City Commissioners office sort election materials
Elections
Law
Philadelphia

Philly political consultant charged with forging thousands of signatures in 2019 primary

Attorney General Josh Shapiro says Rasheen Crews forged signatures to make sure his clients made it on the ballot in the 2019 Philadelphia primary.

3 years ago

In this courtroom sketch Tesla CEO Elon Musk (left) testifies before Chancellor Kathaleen McCormick (seated right) in a courtroom in Wilmington, Del. (Elizabeth Williams via AP)
Business
Crime
Delaware

‘I think comedy is legal.’ Elon Musk evasive, jokes his way through testimony in Wilmington courtroom

The mogul deflected questions, often joking and giving meandering answers. He insisted he didn’t have undue influence over Tesla’s board to get a $55 billion pay package.

3 years ago

A closeup of Bill McSwain
K-12
LGBTQ
Pennsylvania

Central Bucks hires former U.S. Attorney McSwain to investigate ACLU’s allegation of anti-LGBTQ discrimination

Many parents are enraged over the decision, saying the district is making “fiscally irresponsible” decisions with taxpayer dollars to “defend” anti-LGBTQ measures.

3 years ago

a member of the public speaks during a special meeting of Yeadon Borough Council on Nov. 10, 2022. (jan deruiter/YouTube)
Criminal Justice
Government
Pennsylvania
Policing

2 people hanged themselves in Yeadon police custody in 4 months. Community members want answers

Yeadon officials have asked the Delaware County District Attorney's Office and the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate the incidents.

3 years ago

Rudy Giuliani speaks during a news conference
Criminal Justice
Government Accountability
National

Prosecutors: No criminal charges expected from Giuliani raid

Prosecutors said a grand jury probe that led to the issuance of warrants that resulted in the seizure of Giuliani's electronic devices had concluded.

3 years ago

File photo: President Joe Biden speaks about student loan debt forgiveness in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Aug. 24, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
Government
Higher Education
Law
Politics

Appeals court ruling keeps Biden student debt plan on hold

The ruling by the three-judge panel from the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in St. Louis came days after a federal judge in Texas blocked the program.

3 years ago

Donald Trump stands next to several U.S. flags.
Government
Government Accountability
Law
National

Trump files lawsuit to avoid Jan. 6 committee subpoena

Former President Donald Trump is suing the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol to avoid cooperating with a subpoena requiring him to testify.

3 years ago

President Joe Biden speaks about student loan debt relief at Delaware State University, Friday, Oct. 21, 2022, in Dover, Del.  (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Government
Higher Education
Law
Personal Finance
Politics

U.S. judge in Texas strikes down Biden loan-forgiveness plan

District Court Judge Mark Pittman said Thursday that the program usurped Congress’ power to make laws.

3 years ago

A person holds a sign that reads
Black Lives Matter
Gun Violence
Pennsylvania
Policing
6abc

3 former Sharon Hill police officers plead guilty in deadly shooting of Fanta Bility

The three former Sharon Hill police officers charged with firing shots that killed 8-year-old Fanta Bility have pleaded guilty to reckless endangerment.

3 years ago

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