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A view of the Delaware State University's women's lacrosse team
Delaware
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Delaware State University to file federal civil rights complaint over drug search of lacrosse team’s luggage

The April 20 traffic stop and search has generated national media coverage. University President Tony Allen says the police engaged in misconduct.

3 years ago

File photo: Demonstrators gather on the steps to the State Capitol to speak against transgender-related legislation bills being considered in the Texas Senate and Texas House in May 2021 in Austin, Texas. (Eric Gay/AP)
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LGBTQ
Social Justice

Texas Supreme Court OKs state child abuse inquiries into the families of trans kids

It's a blow to Texas families with transgender children, some of whom are departing the state or considering moves because of the threat of these investigations.

3 years ago

Tawainna Anderson (right) and her attorney at the announcement of Anderson's suit in Philadelphia U.S. District Court against TikTok. (Tom MacDonald/WHYY)
Kids
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TikTok faces lawsuit in Philly over girl’s ‘blackout challenge’ death

The suit claims the social media platform TikTok inappropriately inserted the deadly challenge into a 10-year-old girl’s feed.

3 years ago

WNBA star and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney leaves a courtroom in Khimki just outside Moscow, Russia, Friday, May 13, 2022. Griner was detained Feb. 17 and a hearing in a Russian court could come as early as Friday, or anytime before May 19 when her detention period is scheduled to end. The court will likely extend her pre-trial detention. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
Criminal Justice
International
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Detention of WNBA’s Brittney Griner in Moscow extended by 1 month

The 31-year-old Phoenix Mercury star has been in custody for nearly three months.

3 years ago

A sign held at an April rally in Love Park after a Philadelphia City Council committee released a report calling for child welfare reform.
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Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Family separations aren’t just a Philly problem, as calls for child welfare reform spread nationwide

“The field is ready, hungry for this type of change,” said the leader of the Child Welfare League of America.

3 years ago

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Criminal Justice
Elections
Gun Violence
Pennsylvania

Man who fired shots into Montco Democratic party headquarters gets prison term

Anthony Nero must also serve three years of supervised release once he’s freed as part of the 37-month term imposed Thursday.

3 years ago

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy gestures from a podium
NPR
Government Accountability
National

In an unprecedented move, Jan. 6 panel subpoenas McCarthy and other Republicans

There is little history of a congressional committee issuing subpoenas for members of Congress.

3 years ago

Abortion rights advocates and anti-abortion protesters demonstrate in front of the U.S. Supreme Court
Government Accountability
Health Care
Public Health

‘Mad or nah?’: Extraordinary leak of U.S Supreme Court draft opinion

P.O.C, a partner in WHYY’s News and Information Community Exchange, hit the streets of Philly to gather public opinion on the extraordinary leak at the U.S Supreme Court.

3 years ago

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File photo: Former President Donald Trump speaks at a rally at the Delaware County Fairgrounds, Saturday, April 23, 2022, in Delaware, Ohio, to endorse Republican candidates ahead of the Ohio primary. Trump's legal team wants to void a contempt ruling and $10,000-per-day fine against the former president over a subpoena for documents related to a New York civil investigation into his business dealings, saying they’ve conducted a detailed search for the relevant files. (AP Photo/Joe Maiorana, File)
Criminal Justice
Government Accountability
Law
National

Judge: Trump must pay $110K, meet conditions to end contempt

Judge Engoron could reinstate the fine if the conditions he set forth on Wednesday are not met.

3 years ago

Georgia police search the luggage of women’s college lacrosse players.
Delaware
Policing
Race & Ethnicity

Georgia sheriff releases body cam footage, defends drug search of Delaware State Univ. lacrosse team’s luggage

Deputies searched the luggage after “an alert was given” by a K9 sniffing the exterior of the bus after a traffic stop. No drugs or paraphernalia were found.

3 years ago

A demonstrator places a sign on the anti-scaling fence outside of the U.S. Supreme Court Thursday, May 5, 2022 in Washington. A draft opinion suggests the U.S. Supreme Court could be poised to overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade case that legalized abortion nationwide, according to a Politico report released Monday. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Radio Times

The Supreme Court, secrecy and public trust

The leaked draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade has shaken confidence in the Supreme Court. We'll look at falling public trust, secrecy, and politicization in the court.

Air Date: May 10, 2022 10:00 am

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File - Protestors gathered outside the Planned Parenthood Clinic on Locust Street in Center City. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Health Care
Kids
Public Health
Social Justice

Moralists in the U.S. ignore child-killing conditions while waving the pro-life banner

The fact that high rates of infant and maternal mortality persist in the richest nation on earth mocks the phrase pro-life, writes Linn Washington.

3 years ago

U.S. Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon recently secured $650,000 in federal funding to support the creation of mobile crisis teams in Delco. (Kenny Cooper/WHYY)
Mental Health
Policing
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Social Justice

‘Thinking outside of the box’: Delco leaders plan to dispatch mental health experts alongside police

After crucial federal funding was finally secured, Delco officials plan to dispatch mental health experts alongside police officers during mental health calls.

3 years ago

Abortion rights protesters hold a demonstration outside of the Supreme Court on Saturday in Washington.
(Amanda Andrade-Rhoades/AP)
NPR
Government Accountability
Health Care
Public Health

White House: Serious risk of nationwide abortion ban after McConnell floats the idea

Republican Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said it was possible for lawmakers to pursue codifying the Supreme Court's leaked draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade.

3 years ago

The Original Tony Luke's in South Philly.
Business
Crime
Food & Drink
Taxes

Owners of The Original Tony Luke’s cheesesteak shop plead guilty to tax fraud

Prosecutors say the cheesesteak shop owners bilked the IRS out of between $550,000 and $1.5 million.

3 years ago

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