Courts & Law
Morning Edition host Jennifer Lynn speaks with Philadelphia trial lawyer Joe Oxman about COVID-19’s effect on the legal system in Pennsylvania.
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Listen 5:48Agency homing in on social media companies’ data collection
The Federal Trade Commission’s action announced Monday goes to the heart of the tech industry’s lucrative business model.
3 years ago
DOJ probe of Catholic church abuse goes quiet 2 years later
As U.S. Attorney William McSwain's tenure likely nears its end with Biden set to take office next month, there’s no sign that any sweeping church indictment is afoot.
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Mass bailout at city jails frees 17 people, fewer than nonprofit group hoped for
Because of rising COVID-19 cases in the prison facilities, the Philadelphia Community Bail Fund had hoped to free 20 to 30 people incarcerated pretrial.
3 years ago
After Supreme Court defeat, Trump’s backers in Congress are quiet on what comes next
The president vowed to "fight on" after the nation's highest court tossed a Texas lawsuit challenging the election results. The reaction from his allies has been subdued.
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Judge denies motion to toss Pennsylvania mask mandate
Pennsylvania may continue to enforce its mask mandate and perform contact tracing, a federal judge decided Friday.
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Philly nonprofit to bail out more than two dozen city prisoners amid COVID-19 outbreak
Nearly 200 people incarcerated in Philadelphia prisons are currently infected with COVID-19. Less than a month ago, that total was just over 20.
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Police: Delaware officer shot, Pennsylvania fugitive killed
Authorities say a Delaware police officer was wounded and an attempted murder suspect from Pennsylvania shot and killed in an exchange of gunfire at a motel in Delaware.
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The future of cannabis legalization
The House of Representatives recently passed two landmark bills that could pave the way for cannabis legalization nationwide. We take a look at those bills.
Air Date: December 11, 2020
Listen 49:15Hundreds of GOP members sign onto Texas-led election lawsuit
106 members of Congress and multiple state attorneys general signed onto the case even as some have predicted it will fail.
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Pennsylvania blasts Texas’ bid to overturn Biden’s election
The lawsuit from the Texas attorney general demands that the 62 total Electoral College votes in Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin be invalidated.
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Federal prosecutors charge four with murder of Philly police officer
A federal grand jury has indicted Hassan Elliott and three co-defendants in connection to the shooting death of Sgt. James O’Connor in March.
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Will Philly’s new police oversight commission be any better?
Philadelphia voters approved a new independent commission for people to file complaints against the police last month. The old one was criticized as ineffective.
Air Date: December 10, 2020
Listen 17:01Piles of records and months of reporting lead to eye-opening report on Pa. district judges
In 2019, many of the state’s roughly 500 district judges only had courtroom appearances scheduled a few days a week.
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Trump asks Supreme Court to let him join widely scorned Texas election lawsuit
Officials in the states targeted in the suit — Georgia, Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania — derided it as nothing more than an unfounded publicity stunt.
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