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Philadelphia City Councilmember Kenyatta Johnson. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Criminal Justice
Government Accountability
Philadelphia

Pushback on lead investigator’s claims in Kenyatta Johnson bribery trial

Defense attorneys challenge an FBI agent’s interpretation of invoices the Council member’s wife submitted for what the feds believe was cover for a bribe.

4 years ago

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NPR
Gender
Health Care
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National

While red states restrict abortion, blue states are voting to protect access

As several red states pass restrictive laws on abortion, progressive legislatures are passing their own policies aiming to protect the right to the procedure.

4 years ago

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Crime
Gun Violence
Pennsylvania
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Officials: Suspect turns himself in after father of 4 killed in Drexel Hill road rage shooting

The suspect's car was impounded with a bullet hole visible in the back side window.

4 years ago

RaDonda Vaught and her attorney Peter Strianse listen as verdicts are read at the end of her trial in Nashville, Tenn., on Friday, March 25, 2022. (Nicole Hester/The Tennessean via AP, Pool)
NPR
Criminal Justice
Health Care
National

Former nurse found guilty in accidental injection death of 75-year-old patient

RaDonda Vaught's conviction could lead to years in prison. It's a rare case of a medical mistake being deemed a crime, and many worry it will have a chilling effect on the ent

4 years ago

A view of a street with houses lining each side.
Addiction
Behavioral Health
New Jersey
Public Health

Camden County hails opioid settlement with J&J as ‘game changer’

Camden County will receive $32 million of the state’s settlement that will be used toward education and treatment for residents.

4 years ago

Former US President Donald Trump speaks to the crowd during a rally at the Florence Regional Airport on March 12, 2022 in Florence, South Carolina. (Sean Rayford/Getty Images)
NPR
Government
Law
National

Trump files lawsuit against Clinton, Democrats for Russia claims

It alleges that Trump, as a result of defendants' actions, has sustained losses of at least $24 million.

4 years ago

Philadelphia City Councilmember Kenyatta Johnson. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Criminal Justice
Government Accountability
Philadelphia

Bribes or payments for service? Competing interpretations highlight start of Kenyatta Johnson corruption trial

The federal trial of the council member and three co-defendants got underway with competing interpretations of nearly $67,000 in alleged bribes.

4 years ago

Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., questions Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson during her confirmation hearing on March 22.
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NPR
Government Accountability
Social Justice

Hawley’s attacks on Ketanji Brown Jackson fuel a surge in online conspiracy chatter

Hawley used much of his question time during Jackson's confirmation hearings this week to distort her sentencing record in cases related to child pornography.

4 years ago

Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson testifies during her Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing
Radio Times

The Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmation hearings

We discuss Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson and the three days of Senate Judiciary Committee hearings.

Air Date: March 24, 2022 10:00 am

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Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson testifies during her Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Law
National

Senate committee wraps up hearings on Jackson’s nomination

The testimony from the American Bar Association and other legal advocates came after two days of questioning from members of the Senate Judiciary Committee.

4 years ago

Chris Welsh, director of Delaware County's public defenders office, gathers with staff in the law library at the Delaware County Courthouse in Media, Pa. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Criminal Justice
Social Justice

Delco Public Defender’s Office to join forces with national Partners for Justice

Come July, non-attorney advocates will work alongside the lawyers and social workers to increase access to poverty and mental health services.

4 years ago

City Councilmember Kenyatta Johnson is shown from the side, profile visible, in this file photo from 2018.
Government
Government Accountability
Philadelphia

Jury selected in federal bribery trial of City Councilmember Kenyatta Johnson

Opening statements in the trial of Johnson and three co-defendants begin Thursday.

4 years ago

Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson testifies during her Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Law
National

Jackson seems headed for confirmation despite GOP darts

She declared at her confirmation hearing on Wednesday that she would rule “without any agendas” if approved as the high court’s first Black female justice.

4 years ago

Final Four flag fly over the headquarter of the NCAA in Indianapolis, Thursday, March 12, 2020.
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Top colleges accused of violating Black athletes’ rights

NCAA Division I schools are accused of violating the civil rights of Black basketball and major college football players by prohibiting compensation.

4 years ago

Troopers Martin Mack and Branden Sisca
Policing
Public Safety
Transportation

Woman charged with murder, DUI in crash that killed 2 Pa. troopers, man on I-95 in South Philly

The state troopers have been identified as 33-year-old Martin F. Mack III and 29-year-old Branden T. Sisca.

4 years ago

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