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Courts & Law

Breonna Taylor
National
Policing

Officers connected to Breonna Taylor’s death could face dismissal

Louisville police took steps that could result in the firing of officers connected to Breonna Taylor's death, the one who sought the search warrant and one who opened fire.

5 years ago

The Justice Department announced Tuesday that it would not bring federal criminal charges against two Cleveland police officers in the 2014 killing of 12-year-old Tamir Rice (pictured in a memorial). Officials said video of the shooting was of too poor a quality for prosecutors to conclusively establish what had happened. (Jacqueline Larma /AP Photo)
NPR
National
Policing

Justice Department declines to prosecute Cleveland officers who killed Tamir Rice

The department announced that it found insufficient evidence to "support federal criminal charges" against Timothy Loehmann and Frank Garmback.

5 years ago

The Pa. Supreme Court in Harrisburg. (Christine Baker/PennLive)
Keystone Crossroads
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania
Politics

Republicans move to give themselves friendlier judges, as critics warn of a dangerously politicized court

Only two other U.S. states elect judges the way Harrisburg Republicans are suggesting. The referendum could end up on the ballot in the May primary.

5 years ago

Husband and wife Darnell Williams and Patrice Mosley in front of their Millville home; Williams was recently released from the Cumberland County jail. (April Saul for WHYY)
Criminal Justice
New Jersey
Public Health

‘Clean pajamas are not enough’: Critiques of New Jersey jails mount amid pandemic

Incarcerated individuals and their loved ones continue to report woefully inadequate conditions in New Jersey jails.

5 years ago

In this Monday, Oct. 26, 2020 file photo, President Donald Trump and Amy Coney Barrett stand on the Blue Room Balcony after Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas administered the Constitutional Oath to her on the South Lawn of the White House White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
National
Politics

Trump’s impact on courts likely to last long beyond his term

On this, even President Donald Trump's most fevered critics agree: He has left a deep imprint on the federal courts that will outlast his term in office for decades to come.

5 years ago

Emergency personnel work near the scene of an explosion in downtown Nashville
NPR
Criminal Justice
National
Public Safety

Authorities search for Nashville bomber, as governor asks for emergency declaration

A day after the Christmas bombing in Nashville, police are asking for help with the investigation. Large swaths of the state's communications networks are out of service.

5 years ago

Officers at the Cumberland County Prison walk the halls
Criminal Justice
Public Health

Advocates say incarcerated, homeless should rank high on COVID-19 vaccine priority list

While Pennsylvania facilities saw clusters of positive cases in the spring, the fall surge dramatically affected correctional facilities across the state.

5 years ago

Outdoor dining in Philadelphia
Business
Pennsylvania
Politics

Restaurants lose court bid against Pa. indoor dining ban

The decision Wednesday came as Wolf asks state lawmakers to approve $145 million for hard-hit businesses, restaurants and bars in particular.

5 years ago

Paul Manafort arrives in court, Thursday, June 27, 2019 in New York. President Trump’s former campaign manager is to be arraigned on state mortgage fraud charges. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
National
Politics

New round of Trump clemency benefits Manafort, other allies

The actions bring to 49 the number of people who Trump in the last two days has granted clemency either through pardons or sentence commutations.

5 years ago

A protester kicks a tear gas canister fired by police as protests continue Sunday, May 31, 2020, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Philadelphia
Policing
Billy Penn

‘Unprepared’ Philly police violated use-of-force and tear gas policies during summer protests, review finds

The report also found the department’s lack of planning left officers vulnerable.

5 years ago

Protesters at a news conference outside ICE's Atlanta field office in September after the release of a whistleblower report about conditions at Irwin County Detention Center in Ocilla, Ga. (Jeff Amy/AP)
NPR
Gender
Government Accountability
Immigration

Dozens of women allege unwanted surgeries and medical abuse in ICE custody

More than 30 undocumented immigrants have come forward with allegations of medical abuse, according to court papers filed late Monday.

5 years ago

A Marine stands outside the entrance to the West Wing of the White House, signifying the President is in the Oval Office, Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
National
Politics

Trump pardons 15, commutes 5 sentences, including GOP allies

President Trump pardoned 15 people, including GOP allies, a 2016 campaign official ensnared in the Russia probe and former government contractors convicted in a massacre.

5 years ago

A Pennsylvania State Trooper stands beside his vehicle parked on the entrance ramp to Interstate 376 out of Pittsburgh as protesters block an intersection in downtown Pittsburgh, on Tuesday, June 26, 2018. (Keith Srakocic/AP Photo)
Pennsylvania
Policing

Pa. Supreme Court alters police rules for warrantless vehicle searches

The 4-3 decision said the state constitution's privacy protections are greater than the U.S. Constitution's and that those protections extend to vehicles.

5 years ago

FBI headquarters (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP)
Policing

FBI: White supremacists plotted attack on U.S. power grid

White supremacists plotted to attack power stations in the southeastern U.S.

5 years ago

Exterior of Cambria County Courthouse
Elections
Pennsylvania

High court opening tops Pennsylvania’s 2021 judicial races

Lawyers and judges around the state already lining up supporters and trying to figure out if they can raise enough money to win.

5 years ago

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