Courts & Law
Philly police get raises in new city contract — with a few disciplinary reforms
The FOP Lodge 5 and Kenney administration touted the agreement as a fair deal for both sides.
5 years ago
FBI data: Pa. hate crimes hit 14-year high in 2020
The uptick echoes national numbers, which are the highest in more than a decade.
5 years ago
Philadelphia settles with mother police dragged from car and assaulted in front of toddler
Last year, Rickia Young was driving past protests against police violence, when police assaulted and detained her. The city settled for $2 million.
5 years ago
Burlington County NAACP surveying resident experiences with local police
The three NAACP chapters in Burlington County are documenting residents' experience with local police, and asking how they feel about possible alternatives.
5 years ago
Capitol police are upping security ahead of a rally in support of the Jan. 6 rioters
Congressional leaders and top security officials say the U.S. Capitol will be well-prepared for a far-right rally expected for the area on Saturday.
5 years ago
Pa. AG and Philly police tout arrests, gun and cash seizures in West Philly
The atorney general said 65 people were charged, and $82,000 along with 41 weapons, seized in West Philadelphia over the past six months.
5 years ago
6 more people connected to the Capitol riot plead guilty
They include one man who told a family member he wanted to attend an event where he could shoot House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on live television.
5 years ago
Philly’s iconoclastic Register of Wills has an idea for reducing crime without police
Philadelphia Register of Wills Tracey Gordon believes the city could reduce crime by reducing the number of homes without a clear legal owner.
5 years ago
Protests at Delaware prosecutor’s house went beyond free speech, says attorney general
Delaware’s AG tried to block demonstrators from continuing protests at the home of prosecutor Mark Denney, who had been leading the investigation into a fatal police shooting.
5 years ago
Listen 1:52Justice Dept. sues Texas over state’s new abortion law
The Justice Department is suing Texas over a new state law that bans most abortions, arguing that it was enacted “in open defiance of the Constitution."
5 years ago
Mexico’s Supreme Court has voted to decriminalize abortion
Mexico's Supreme Court has ruled that it is unconstitutional to punish abortion as a crime, a landmark ruling that clears the way for the legalization of abortion.
5 years ago
Remington subpoenas the school records of children slain at Sandy Hook
The families' lead attorney said there was "no explanation" for the decision by Remington to seek the records.
5 years ago
The Texas abortion law and the future of reproductive rights
We discuss the restrictive Texas abortion law that the Supreme Court refused to block and the impact that it will have on women and reproductive rights.
Air Date: September 3, 2021 10:00 am
Listen 49:00The Supreme Court heads toward reversing abortion rights
The Supreme Court's conservative majority tossed a legal bomb into the abortion debate late Wednesday night.
5 years ago
Delaware abortion rights advocates pledge to double down support after Texas passes restrictions
Delaware Democrats say they’ll fight harder to keep abortion legal in the First State after a new Texas law effectively bans the procedure after six weeks.
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