Courts & Law
Philadelphians grieve Rittenhouse verdict — and share thoughts on fixing a ‘broken’ system
Go to jury duty and vote for judges. That’s the advice Andre D. Carroll offered his fellow Black Americans after a jury found Rittenhouse not guilty.
2 years ago
Kyle Rittenhouse cleared of all charges in Kenosha shootings
Kyle Rittenhouse has been acquitted of all charges after pleading self-defense in the deadly Kenosha shootings.
2 years ago
Philly DA files charges against teens for attack of Asian students on SEPTA train
Philadelphia’s District Attorney filed charges against four teens, a day after a racist attack against Asian high school students on the Broad Street Line.
2 years ago
Aurora, Colo., will pay a $15 million settlement over the death of Elijah McClain
The 23-year-old Black massage therapist died days after an encounter with police in August 2019.
2 years ago
Rittenhouse jury deliberates for third day without a verdict
Two mistrial requests from the defense are hanging over the politically and racially fraught case.
2 years ago
Star witness in ex-Bordentown police chief’s hate crime retrial wraps 4 days of testimony
Lt. Nathan Roohr cooperated with the FBI to secretly record his former boss, then-Bordentown Police Chief Frank Nucera Jr. for nine months in 2016.
2 years ago
A ‘ticking time bomb’: Victim’s family sues PGW, city over fatal 2019 explosion in South Philly
The South 8th Street blast left two men dead and destroyed five rowhouses. Lawyers say the “painstakingly obvious problem” of unprotected gas pipelines remains unaddressed.
2 years ago
Teens to be charged with ethnic intimidation for attacking Asian students on SEPTA
SEPTA announced it is also installing a police escort service for students at Olney Station, effective immediately.
2 years ago
The final moments: Videos show Christian Hall, 19, had his hands up when police fatally shot him
Authorities obscured the last 4 seconds of Christian Hall’s life in publicly released videos. New footage shows the teenager had his hands up when Pa. State Police killed him.
2 years ago
Self-defense, vigilantism and the law
The trials of Kyle Rittenhouse and the three men accused of killing of Ahmaud Arbery raise important questions about self-defense, vigilantism, racial bias and gun rights.
Air Date: November 18, 2021 10:00 am
Listen 49:00Rittenhouse jury to resume after fresh mistrial request
Judge Bruce Schroeder did not immediately rule on the request, which stemmed from the defense's assertion that it received an inferior copy of a potentially critical video.
2 years ago
Teacher tearfully testifies about poor, outdated resources as Pa. funding trial continues
A key question in the case before Commonwealth Court is what, exactly, a “thorough and efficient” system of education entails.
2 years ago
Officials release prisoner who was key in juvenile life debate
In 2012, the Supreme Court ruled in Miller v. Alabama that mandatory sentencing of life without parole for juvenile offenders was “cruel and unusual” punishment.
2 years ago
2 men set to be cleared in the 1965 killing of Malcolm X
“These men did not get the justice that they deserved,” District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. told The New York Times, which first reported on the developments.
2 years ago
Self-styled ‘QAnon shaman’ is sentenced to 41 months in Capitol riot
Jacob Chansley, the self-styled "QAnon shaman," was sentenced to 41 months for his role in the Jan. 6 riot after pleading guilty to obstruction.
2 years ago