Courts & Law
Deputies shoot and kill Black man in South LA, sparking protest
Portions of a witness video posted by Los Angeles TV station Fox 11 shows the man's body on the ground behind a pickup truck as angry onlookers yell at deputies in the street.
4 years ago
Appeals court rejects Justice Department effort to shut down Michael Flynn case
The court ruled Monday that a judge can hear arguments about the Justice Department's motivations for dropping the case against Flynn.
4 years ago
Highway ‘stop-and-frisk’: How Pennsylvania state troopers conduct illegal traffic searches
A common tactic in highway interdiction is the use of pretextual stops, in which officers pull over motorists for alleged traffic violations.
4 years ago
Man arrested in shooting after social distancing argument at Philly Wawa
Police say a suspect has been arrested in a shooting reportedly stemming from a dispute over social distancing restrictions at a northeast Philadelphia convenience store.
4 years ago
Federal judges throw out ‘gaping loophole’ in PA’s coal pollution plan
The decision was a victory for environmental groups, which sued the Department of Environmental Protection for writing the rules, and the federal EPA for accepting them.
4 years ago
Teen charged in Kenosha killings stalls return to Wisconsin
Public defender Jennifer Snyder, who was representing Rittenhouse, asked for a delay in the extradition hearing, so her client would have time to hire a private attorney.
4 years ago
Off-duty guard shot in Philly Wawa after argument over social distancing
The suspect was in the Wawa on East Erie Avenue near L Street when an on-duty security guard told him to keep a social distance of 6 feet, according to police.
4 years ago
Ill. teen charged in Kenosha shooting that killed 2, hurt 1
Kyle Rittenhouse would face a mandatory life sentence if convicted of first-degree intentional homicide, the most serious crime in Wisconsin.
4 years ago
Fabiana Pierre-Louis confirmed as first Black female justice on the N.J. Supreme Court
Her nomination to the state’s highest court was confirmed by a unanimous vote in the state Senate.
4 years ago
Jim McCloskey: “When Truth is All You Have”
37 years ago, Jim McCloskey founded Centurion, the first non-profit dedicated to helping exonerate people wrongly convicted of crimes.
Air Date: August 27, 2020
Listen 49:30Expect different courtroom arrangements when criminal jury trials resume in city
Come Sept. 8, jurors will listen from the gallery, Plexiglas will separate witnesses from prosecutors and defense attorneys. Public, press will be on Zoom.
4 years ago
Chief justice says ethics board sent him ‘letter of inquiry’
The probe apparently concerns allegations that Chief Justice Thomas Saylor may have improperly interfered in disciplinary matters involving former Justice Cynthia Baldwin.
4 years ago
The ‘Notorious RBG’ will be this year’s Liberty Medal recipient
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will receive the honor in Philadelphia on Constitution Day next month.
4 years ago
Pa. court says you can’t deny cosmetology license based on ‘moral character’
There’s a growing consensus in Pennsylvania that laws allowing professional license denials based on “moral character” are useless. A court has concurred.
4 years ago
Lawyers: NFL concussion awards discriminate against Black players
The settlement fund has so far paid about $720 million to retired players for neurocognitive problems linked to NFL concussions, including more than $300 million for dementia.
4 years ago