Courts & Law
Despite GOP’s attempts to compromise, Wolf says he’s not abandoning overtime plan
The governor wants to require that time-and-a-half be paid to anyone who makes $45,000 or less and works more than 40 hours in a week.
4 years ago
Woman Shot, Killed in NE Philly Home, Bringing Murder Total to 356 for 2019
The shooting happened about 10:30 p.m. in the 5600 block of Frontenac St. in the Summerdale section.
4 years ago
New PPD chief sparred with demonstrators in Portland. How will she handle Philly’s protest culture?
Incoming Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw says she won’t tolerate violence “under the guise” of free speech.
4 years ago
A call for change is bringing Police Commissioner Outlaw to Philly. Now it’s time to move forward
A summer of protests called for changes to Philly police. Mayor Kenney did hear those calls and the selection of Danielle Outlaw as the police commissioner is a result.
4 years ago
Incoming PPD Commissioner Danielle Outlaw made quite an impression at City Hall.
4 years ago
Lawyers fight death penalty for synagogue shooting suspect
Lawyers for the suspect in the synagogue shooting that killed 11 people in Pittsburgh have challenged the potential death sentence as unconstitutional.
4 years ago
Shootings and homicides rise in Wilmington in 2019
Gun violence in the city has ticked up over the previous year, but it's not even close to the record-setting carnage Wilmington saw in 2017.
4 years ago
ListenTo overcome travel ban, some Americans taking cases to court
Some Americans separated from loved ones by the Trump administration's travel ban have gone as far as suing the government in federal court.
4 years ago
Most US workers still pay price of no paid parental leave
Nancy Glynn could not afford a funeral for her newborn son who died after a premature birth.
4 years ago
Twitter, Facebook ban fake users; some had AI-created photos
Twitter has identified and removed accounts it says were part of a coordinated effort by Saudi government and individuals to advance the country's geopolitical interest.
4 years ago
Republicans’ judicial election amendment would make Pennsylvania an outlier
House Republicans have voted to elect appellate court judges in regional, partisan elections. Only two other states use similar methods.
4 years ago
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg inducted into Philly Jewish museum’s hall of fame
The Supreme Court member connected her strives for justice to religious tradition.
4 years ago
Listen 1:28Philly’s negotiating a new police contract. Can it get reforms past the FOP union?
The city says its options are restricted by state laws. Advocates say that’s a bad excuse.
4 years ago
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