Courts & Law
Pennsylvania judge lambastes police over violent arrest
A Pennsylvania judge heavily criticized Allentown police after a jury acquitted a man of resisting arrest and disorderly conduct.
4 years ago
Penn State settles ‘outstanding issues’ with Paterno family
The deal ends a lawsuit against the university by the Paternos' son Jay, who is currently a member of the Penn State board.
4 years ago
How to lower prison costs? Secretary advises medical parole
Pennsylvania sentences a lot of people to life without the possibility of parole. Research has shown their odds of reoffending are low after years of incarceration.
4 years ago
Woman vandalized Ocean County business with anti-Semitic graffiti, police say
An Ocean County woman is facing numerous charges for allegedly defacing a business with anti-Semitic graffiti, authorities say.
4 years ago
ACLU sues over Jim Thorpe traffic stop, saying it was racially motivated
The ACLU’s client was detained, then placed in ICE custody.
4 years ago
Immigrants in Philly being scammed, despite strict local law
Philly has one of the country's strongest laws to protect immigrants from being scammed by fake legal help. So why are complaints of fraud on the rise?
Air Date: February 20, 2020
Listen 17:08Trump ally Roger Stone sentenced to 40 months in prison
Roger Stone, a staunch ally of President Donald Trump, has been sentenced to 40 months in prison on his convictions for witness tampering and lying to Congress.
4 years ago
Sandusky prosecutor and former Penn State lawyer disciplined
Her grand jury appearance led the state Superior Court in 2015 to throw out some charges that Curley and Schultz had faced for their response to complaints about Sandusky.
4 years ago
Police justified in fatally shooting man with a knife in Jersey Shore town, prosecutors say
Four police officers were justified in fatally shooting a knife-wielding man who stabbed a police dog and then moved threateningly toward the officers, authorities announced.
4 years ago
The move comes six months after the diocese announced it had paid out $12 million to more than 100 victims of decades-old sexual abuse.
4 years ago
PA Post investigation prompts legal action at Pa. jails
PA Post's investigation on commissary items is the basis for a nonprofit’s legal claim advocating for prisoners’ rights.
4 years ago
Judge hears arguments over Philadelphia’s voting machines
The state is expected to be one of the nation’s premier presidential battlegrounds.
4 years ago
Trump commutes former Illinois Gov. Blagojevich’s sentence
Blagojevich was convicted of political corruption just months after he appeared on Trump’s reality TV show, “Celebrity Apprentice."
4 years ago
Split verdict in ex-Temple fraternity president sex assault cases
The former president of a Temple University fraternity has been convicted in an attempted sexual assault case but acquitted of sex assault charges in another case.
4 years ago
We discuss AG William Barr's interference in the Roger Stone case, his relationship with the President and what it says about independence within the Department of Justice.
Air Date: February 18, 2020 10:00 am
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