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Courts & Law

Judge Amy Coney Barrett, President Donald Trump’s nominee for the Supreme Court, arrives for closed meetings with senators, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
National
Politics

Democrats to boycott Barrett vote, Senate GOP pushes ahead

Democrats on the panel are refusing to participate in the scheduled session and vote, according to two aides granted anonymity Wednesday to discuss the plans.

5 years ago

Supreme Court Justice nominee Amy Coney Barrett testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee
Law
LGBTQ
National

Barrett was trustee at private school with anti-gay policies

The private Christian schools effectively barred admission to children of same-sex parents and made it plain that openly LGBTQ teachers weren’t welcome in the classroom.

5 years ago

The interior of a New Jersey prison
Criminal Justice
New Jersey
Public Health

Gov. Murphy signs N.J. prison reform bills; wants to sign more

As Gov. Phil Murphy signs bills aimed at reforming prisons, he’s calling on the legislature to consider the rest of the recommendations from a commission.

5 years ago

Maurice Gordon unbuckles his seatbelt before exiting a New Jersey State Trooper's vehicle in Bass River, N.J. Gordon was fatally shot by the state trooper.
New Jersey
Policing

Advocates for Black shooting victim push police transparency

About a dozen recordings from the stop show a New Jersey state trooper firing his handgun six times, killing Gordon after struggling with him on the side of the highway.

5 years ago

Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron addresses the media following the return of a grand jury investigation into the death of Breonna Taylor, in Frankfort, Ky., Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
Policing
Race & Ethnicity
Social Justice

Grand juror speaks after judge ruling in Breonna Taylor case

An anonymous grand juror who sat on the panel last month had sued to speak publicly.

5 years ago

The Pennsylvania Judicial Center in Harrisburg
Criminal Justice
Pennsylvania
Religion

Pa. high court reviews priest abuse lawsuit’s ruling on time limits

The court is considering whether last year's Superior Court decision improperly did away with the statute of limitations and a discovery rule for civil actions.

5 years ago

A Google building at their campus in Mountain View, Calif
National
Technology

Justice Dept. files landmark antitrust case against Google

With only two weeks to Election Day, the Trump Justice Department is taking bold legal action against Google on an issue of rare bipartisan agreement.

5 years ago

Kendall Stephens, a 34-year-old Temple student who advocates for LGBTQ issues
The Why
LGBTQ
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity

New push to boost LGBTQ protections in Pa.

Three Black trans women have been attacked in Philly over the last six months, two of them murdered. But the Pa. hate crimes law doesn't include protections for LGBTQ people.

Air Date: October 19, 2020

Listen 17:03
Police patrol car with flashing lights and siren on
Criminal Justice
Law
New Jersey

New Jersey man arrested for allegedly threatening judge

William Kaetz's arrest comes months after a disgruntled attorney fatally shot the son of U.S. District Judge Esther Salas and wounded her husband in a targeted attack.

5 years ago

President Donald Trump speaks during an event in the Rose Garden
Immigration
National
Politics

Supreme Court to review two cases involving Trump border policy

Trump's “Migrant Protection Protocols” policy became a key pillar of the administration’s response to an unprecedented surge of asylum-seeking families at the border.

5 years ago

A Mariner East pipeline valve site on the edge of the Andover development, Thornbury Township, Delaware County, illustrates the pipeline's path through densely-populated southeastern Pennsylvania. (Jon Hurdle/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Energy
Environment
StateImpact Pennsylvania

At hearing on Mariner East safety, plaintiffs say Sunoco’s public awareness plan falls short

The plaintiffs are asking the PUC to investigate if Sunoco’s safety measures protect the public, and, if it finds safety is lacking, to close down the lines.

5 years ago

From left, Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf and Philadelphia ICE field office director Simona Flores-Lund speak during a press conference on Oct. 16, 2020. (Screenshot)
Immigration
Philadelphia

ICE officials use Philly press conference to tout 170 arrests in ‘sanctuary’ cities

'Operation Rise' arrests in Philadelphia, New York, Denver, Seattle, Baltimore, and Washington coincide with the final leg of the presidential campaign.

5 years ago

File photo: IBEW Local 98 headquarters at 17th and Spring Garden streets. (Erin Reynolds/WHYY)
Philadelphia
Politics
Billy Penn

FBI raids Local 98 union headquarters in Philadelphia — again

It’s unclear if the action is related to the pending case against IBEW chief John Dougherty.

5 years ago

Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett speaks during a confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee
Radio Times
Politics

Amy Coney Barrett and the future of the Supreme Court

What did we learn about Amy Coney Barrett and her opinions after four days of Senate Judiciary confirmation hearings and what does it mean for the future the Supreme Court?

Air Date: October 16, 2020 10:00 am

Listen 49:45
Committee Chairman Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., stands with Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, left, in front of Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, during the confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett, before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Kevin Dietsch/Pool via AP)
Law
National
Politics

GOP pushes Barrett’s nomination ahead, Dems decry ‘sham’

Judge Amy Coney Barrett's confirmation to take the seat of the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg seems inevitable, as even some Senate Democrats acknowledged.

5 years ago

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