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Public Safety

Pennsylvania House advances bills to let child sexual abuse victims sue despite time limits

One of the bills passed the state House 122-80, with Democrats voting unanimously for it while a majority of Republicans were opposed.

4 months ago

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Delaware
Government Accountability
Gun Violence
New Jersey

New Jersey and Delaware among 16 states suing U.S. gov’t over deal ending ban on triggers that make some rifles fire more rapidly

The suit announced Monday argues that returning the triggers would violate federal law, pose a threat to residents and law enforcement and worsen gun violence.

4 months ago

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Krasner supports federal lawsuit against Trump’s $500M cut to public safety programs

Philly's district attorney joined more than a dozen prosecutors and other state and local government officials from around the U.S. in signing onto an amicus legal brief.

4 months ago

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Government
Immigration
Pennsylvania

ACLU sues Bucks County Sheriff Fred Harran over agreement to assist in ICE arrests

Sheriff Fred Harran said the agreement will improve public safety, but activists and community members disagree.

5 months ago

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Race & Ethnicity

Sheetz racial discrimination case is on the chopping block as Trump rewrites civil rights

A Black worker who was let go from his job in Pennsylvania claimed he was fired after working there for a month because of a previous felony drug conviction.

5 months ago

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Elections
Pennsylvania
Politics

Supreme Court rejects Republican bid to bar some provisional ballots in Pennsylvania

The justices acted on an appeal filed by the Republican National Committee, the state GOP and the Republican-majority election board in Butler County.

5 months ago

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Animals
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Philadelphia

Philadelphia’s proposed dog-free park law could be ‘all bark and no bite,’ critics say

Hundreds of new signs could be posted in public parks threatening $2,000 fines for dogs in animal-free zones, if a new bill in Philadelphia City Council becomes law.

5 months ago

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Government
Law
New Jersey

N.J. law targets disruptive pop-up parties and inciting public brawls

A new N.J law establishes penalties for inciting a public brawl. It’s designed to stop young people from organizing pop-up parties on social media.

5 months ago

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Crime
Government
Immigration
New Jersey

Newark mayor sues New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor after arrest at immigration detention site

Mayor Ras Baraka says the Trump-appointed attorney had pursued the case out of political spite. Baraka was denied entry to Delaney Hall and arrested on May 9.

5 months ago

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Criminal Justice
Delaware

$2.1M in gold bars: Delaware woman among victims fleeced in fraud scam targeting older adults

The criminals posed as federal agents and told victims they were being investigated. A New York man has pleaded guilty in the ongoing investigation.

5 months ago

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Media
National
Politics

PBS suing Trump administration over defunding, three days after NPR filed similar case

The lawsuits were filed on similar grounds, saying Trump's complaint that public media is biased against conservatives represents viewpoint discrimination.

5 months ago

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Immigration
National
Politics

Supreme Court lets Trump strip legal protections from 500,000 people, exposing more to deportation

This pushes the total number of people who could be newly exposed to deportation to nearly 1 million.

5 months ago

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Gun Violence
Pennsylvania

Ex-Pennsylvania judge gets prison term for shooting and wounding her ex-boyfriend as he slept

Sonya McKnight was convicted last month on attempted homicide and aggravated assault charges.

5 months ago

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Delaware
Government Accountability
New Jersey
Pennsylvania

Ex-Trump attorney, top DOJ official picked to be federal judge in Philadelphia-based appeals court

As acting deputy attorney general, Bove has been at the center of some of the department’s most scrutinized actions since Trump’s return to the White House in January.

5 months ago

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Crime
Criminal Justice
Pennsylvania
6abc

Man pleads guilty to murdering 3 family members in Bucks County

Andre Gordon entered the plea at the county's justice center on Wednesday morning, and was then sentenced to three life sentences in prison without the possibility of parole.

5 months ago

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