Courts & Law
Judge rejects Chauvin’s request for new trial in Floyd death
Judge Peter Cahill denied the request Friday, saying defense attorney Eric Nelson has not shown that abused its discretion and denied Chauvin the right to a fair trial.
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Second Delco brother sentenced in 2018 Old City arson
Bahaa Dawara was sentenced for setting fire to his family's Old City hookah bar and lounge for insurance money in 2018.
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Philly bill to ban minor traffic stops will be reintroduced after months of negotiations
The bill is rooted in recent data that show Philadelphia police pull over a disproportionate number of Black drivers for minor traffic violations.
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Prosecutors get their 1st guilty plea in the Jan. 6 Oath Keepers conspiracy case
More than 500 people have been charged so far in connection with the Capitol breach.
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What are ghost guns and why is Delaware banning them?
Delaware is outlawing ghost guns, which are often assembled at home using unfinished firing mechanisms and other untraceable parts.
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Listen 2:06Philly agrees to $125K fine for not giving incarcerated people enough out-of-cell time
Under the settlement agreement, the money will go to a pair of organizations that raise money to bail out incarcerated people who are locked up pre-trial.
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Supreme Court rules in favor of Pa. cheerleader over cursing Snapchat post
The court voted 8-1 in favor of Brandi Levy, who was a 14-year-old high school freshman when she expressed her disappointment over not making the varsity cheerleading team.
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Brother who admitted to setting Old City fire in 2018 sentenced to prison
One of two Delaware County brothers convicted of setting fire to their Old City business back in 2018 will spend nearly a decade behind bars.
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Pa. Juvenile Justice Task Force finds most young people detained for low-level infractions
A long-awaited report on Pa.’s juvenile justice system found wide racial disparities and minimal use of diversion to keep young people out of the system in the first place.
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14 indicted in connection with six Delaware gang murders
Prosecutors say they’ve connected six murders in the Wilmington area to the NorthPak gang. Fourteen defendants have been indicted on 120 charges.
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The Supreme Court sides with NCAA athletes in a narrow ruling
The court ruled that NCAA rules are not reasonably necessary to distinguish between college and professional sports. Still, the ruling could be potentially transformative.
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We cover the Supreme Court's decision on Fulton v. City of Philadelphia, controversial college scholarships issued to students of the Milton Hershey School, and Ray Didinger.
Air Date: June 21, 2021
Listen 49:29‘More harm than good’: Most Pa. prisoners are vaxxed, but isolating COVID rules remain
More than 75% of the people incarcerated in Pennsylvania prisons are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, but only 22% of corrections staff have gotten the shots.
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Hearing on Mariner East 2 reroute shows public rifts persist over pipeline project
Sunoco’s defenders say the plan will help complete the work, while opponents urge DEP to deny the permits.
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Supreme Court sides with Catholic agency in Philly that denied same-sex foster parents
Catholic Social Services is affiliated with the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. The agency has said that its beliefs prevent it from certifying same-sex couples as fosters.
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