Courts & Law
Hearing on Mariner East 2 reroute shows public rifts persist over pipeline project
Sunoco’s defenders say the plan will help complete the work, while opponents urge DEP to deny the permits.
3 years ago
Supreme Court sides with Catholic agency in Philly that denied same-sex foster parents
Catholic Social Services is affiliated with the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. The agency has said that its beliefs prevent it from certifying same-sex couples as fosters.
3 years ago
Supreme Court dismisses challenge to Obamacare
The decision threw out the challenge to the law, on grounds that Texas and other objecting GOP-dominated states were not required to pay anything under the mandate provision.
3 years ago
How a Delaware man now suspected in four murders avoided prison after violating probation
A Delaware probation officer wanted Keith Gibson to spend more years in prison. A public defender and the judge pushed back, and he was set free.
3 years ago
Listen 1:39The Justice Department overturns rules that limited asylum for survivors of violence
Survivors of domestic and gang violence have better odds of getting asylum in the U.S. as the Justice Department reverses several controversial rulings from Trump.
3 years ago
Krasner finds ‘horrendous abuses of power’ among cops, prosecutors in special report
In a scathing report, Philly DA Larry Krasner accused Philadelphia law enforcement officials of winning convictions in decades-old cases through unjust means.
3 years ago
The Supreme Court weighs religious rights vs. LGBTQ rights
We discuss Fulton v. City of Philadelphia ahead of the Supreme Court decision that pits the religious rights against LGBTQ civil rights.
Air Date: June 15, 2021 10:00 am
Listen 49:00Krasner: Philly is limited in enforcing against riding dirt bikes, ATVs on city streets
The DA’s comments come as Philadelphia City Council unanimously passed a bill cracking down on people riding ATVs on city streets.
3 years ago
Pandemic restrictions left many people sitting in jails waiting for their days in court. Their loved ones and attorneys want the wheels of justice moving again.
3 years ago
Listen 3:11Judge tosses suit seeking end to Delaware River drilling ban
Judge Paul Diamond in Philadelphia ruled the GOP had no legal right to sue, writing the dispute "is primarily partisan and is best resolved through the political process.”
3 years ago
‘We mean it’: FBI takes on sexual misconduct in its ranks
Faced with a #MeToo reckoning, the FBI says it is getting serious about sexual harassment in its ranks.
3 years ago
The Senate has just confirmed the first Muslim American federal judge in U.S. history
A son of Pakistani immigrants has just been confirmed as the first Muslim American federal judge in U.S. history.
3 years ago
Patrik Jordan Mathews briefly lived in the Newark area when he was caught on tape constructing rifle parts and talking about committing violent crimes, authorities say.
3 years ago
Philadelphia police officer accused of deleting suspect’s video during arrest
The PPD officer who arrested Jacob Giddings allegedly deleted the video of the arrest on Giddings' phone, which was all on police body camera footage.
3 years ago
Jury is back in at Delaware courtrooms after long COVID-19 shutdown
Attorney Elise Wolpert says the defendants who have been “sitting and waiting” for up to two years are entitled to finally get their day in court.
3 years ago
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