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Courts & Law

Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson takes her seat before the start of her confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee Monday, March 21, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington.
Law
National

Murkowski, Romney to support Jackson for Supreme Court

Monday's committee vote was delayed when one senator's plane was delayed bringing him back to Washington.

4 years ago

File photo: City Councilmember Kenyatta Johnson. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Criminal Justice
Government
Philadelphia

Kenyatta Johnson’s wife takes center stage as prosecutors wrap second week of bribery trial

Prosecutors say Dawn Chavous’ consulting firm was used to conceal payments to her husband. And that she did little work for the nonprofit.

4 years ago

In this May 28, 2019, photo, Mark D'Amico stands during his arraignment to charges including theft by deception at Burlington County Superior Court in Mount Holly, N.J. D'Amico, who conspired with his former girlfriend to cook up a feel-good story about a helpful homeless man and then used the lie to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars in donations online has been sentenced in federal court. D’Amico received a 27-month term on Friday, April 1, 2022
Criminal Justice
New Jersey
Technology

N.J. man in GoFundMe scam gets 27-month federal prison sentence

Prosecutors say Mark D'Amico, his ex-girlfriend and a homeless veteran concocted a scheme about the vet giving the woman $20 when her car ran out of gas in Philadelphia.

4 years ago

‘No more Zoom’: Chester County families rally against virtual school
Keystone Crossroads
K-12
Kids
Pennsylvania
Public Health

Chester County judge reinstates 5 previously axed West Chester school board members in mask case — for now

Despite the reinstatement, the mask case will proceed and the board members will still be required to answer the initial filing by Monday, April 4.

4 years ago

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis displays the signed Parental Rights in Education, the so-called
NPR
Government
K-12
LGBTQ

LGBTQ groups sue Florida over the so-called ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law

The challenge aims to block a new Florida law that forbids classroom instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in kindergarten through third grade.

4 years ago

Sidewalks are shown on a block with rowhomes that are slanted and cracked.
PlanPhilly
Infrastructure
Law
Philadelphia
Streets & Roads

City nears settlement with disability rights advocates in suit over sidewalks

The city of Philadelphia and advocates report “significant progress” toward settling a suit that claims city sidewalks violate the Americans With Disabilities Act.

4 years ago

File photo: Virginia Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, arrives to watch Amy Coney Barrett take the Constitutional Oath on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington,Oct. 26, 2020, after Barrett was confirmed by the Senate earlier in the evening. Virginia Thomas sent a series of increasingly urgent text messages imploring White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows to act to overturn the 2020 presidential election according to copies of the messages obtained by The Washington Post and CBS News
Radio Times
Politics

Trump’s missing calls, Ginni Thomas texts, and judicial ethics

What do Ginni Thomas' texts to Trump aides reveal about her involvement in efforts to overturn the 2020 election and what questions do they raise about judicial ethics?

Air Date: March 31, 2022 10:00 am

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Officer Quishanna Lee, who has served on the force for three years, knelt with protesters Tuesday, and cried. (Layla A. Jones/Billy Penn)
Philadelphia
Policing
Billy Penn

Philadelphia will consider adding $10K in bonuses to recruit more police officers

Councilmember Green’s proposal, which would only kick in when staffing levels are low, would also relax requirements for city residency.

4 years ago

File photo: Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner (42) looks to pass as Chicago Sky center Candace Parker defends during the first half of game 1 of the WNBA basketball Finals , Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021, in Phoenix.(AP Photo/Ralph Freso)
Criminal Justice
International
Sports

WNBA players break silence on Brittney Griner

Most WNBA players have been hesitant to talk about Griner’s detention on apparent drug charges in Russia, hoping to avoid potentially hurting her case.

4 years ago

Philadelphia City Councilmember Kenyatta Johnson
PlanPhilly
Criminal Justice
Government Accountability
Philadelphia

Defense team in Johnson bribery trial spars with lead investigator during his fourth day on the stand

An FBI special agent spent a fourth day on the witness stand, defending assertions that fees paid to the Council member’s wife were really bribes in disguise.

4 years ago

A Philadelphia police officer walks past the scene of a shooting in LOVE Park. A 29-year-old man was killed. A security guard for Christmas Village has been charged
Crime
Gun Violence
Public Safety

Philly police ‘can’t keep up’ with rising homicide rate, Outlaw says

In a bi-weekly gun violence update, Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw said the crime rate is rising in areas targeted for crime prevention.

4 years ago

Gareth Hall, left, and his wife Fe Hall, right, look on during a vigil for their late son Christian Hall in December. Their lawsuit claims troopers used excessive force, killing Hall as he tried to surrender and after they said they would not shoot him. (Matt Smith for Spotlight PA)
Pennsylvania
Policing
Social Justice
Spotlight PA

Parents of teen shot by Pennsylvania State Police sue troopers, local DA

The parents of a Chinese American teenager fatally shot by Pennsylvania State Police filed a federal lawsuit on Wednesday against the troopers involved and the local DA.

4 years ago

The Port of Wilmington in Delaware.
Delaware
Taxes

Judge rules against Delaware port operator in tariff dispute

The judge also ruled Tuesday that GT USA Wilmington cannot block Buckeye Partners or its customers from accessing an adjacent fuel storage terminal.

4 years ago

What Justice Clarence Thomas knew about his wife's text messages with Mark Meadows, the White House chief of staff in the Trump administration, is the subject of increasing scrutiny. (Erin Schaff/Pool/Getty Images)
NPR
Government Accountability

Legal ethics experts agree: Justice Thomas must recuse in insurrection cases

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and his wife, Ginni, find themselves increasingly in the eye of an ethics storm.

4 years ago

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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