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Courts & Law

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

A man holds a sign that reads,
Delaware
Government
Gun Violence
Law

New Delaware gun control laws: An illegal ‘regulatory scheme’ or ‘reasonable limits’?

The gun lobby promised a legal challenge when the bills were proposed. They object to a ban on assault-style weapons, and age and magazine size limits.

3 years ago

A man scans a mail ballot.
NPR
Elections
Pennsylvania
Politics

Why ‘undated’ ballots have sparked a new election lawsuit in Pennsylvania

A legal saga over mail-in ballots that arrive on time but in envelopes that are missing dates handwritten by voters could determine midterm results in the key swing state.

3 years ago

A person handles a mail ballot as a stack of mail ballots sit in front of them.
Elections
Law
Pennsylvania

Suit seeks to have Pa. mail ballots lacking dates counted

Several Pa. groups represented by the ACLU have filed suit in federal court seeking to have votes from mail-in or absentee ballots counted even if they lack proper dates.

3 years ago

DuPont and 3M are among the companies being sued by the City of Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File; AP Photo/Jim Mone)
Environment
Law
Philadelphia
Public Health

Philly sues 3M, DuPont, and other companies over ‘forever’ chemical contamination

Philadelphia is the latest in a national trend of lawsuits accusing chemical companies of contaminating water supplies with long-lasting toxic chemicals.

4 years ago

An exterior of a prison is shown, with green grass visible in the foreground.
Criminal Justice
Incarceration
Philadelphia

Former corrections officer accused in smuggling ring at Riverside Correctional Facility

Philadelphia prison officials claim they are working to stop smuggling in the city’s jail system.

4 years ago

A person handles a mail ballot as a stack of mail ballots sit in front of them.
Elections
Law
Pennsylvania
Politics
WITF

What the Pa. Supreme Court’s undated ballots order means for the midterms – and beyond

Legal observers say the question of whether to count mail-in ballots with handwritten dating errors is still open.

4 years ago

Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz enters the courtroom for a sentencing hearing Tuesday at the Broward County Courthouse. (Amy Beth Bennett/AP)
NPR
Gun Violence
Kids
Law
National

At an emotional hearing, the Parkland shooter is formally sentenced to life in prison

After a jury recommended the sentence, the judge could not change it. But she did allow victims and families to speak directly to Nikolas Cruz for the first time.

4 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)
PlanPhilly
Government Accountability
Philadelphia

Philly Councilmember Kenyatta Johnson, co-defendants found not guilty on bribery charges

A federal jury has found Philadelphia City Councilmember Kenyatta Johnson not guilty of accepting bribes in exchange for political favors.

4 years ago

Krasner speaks from the podium.
Elections
Law
Philadelphia
Politics

DA Krasner warns any who would interfere in Philly elections: ‘Don’t’

Less than a week before Election Day, Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner says handcuffs will be waiting for anyone trying to interfere with the voting process.

4 years ago

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