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Courts & Law

People are pictured demonstrating in June in favor of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. Immigrant rights advocates hailed Friday's ruling allowing new applications as a
NPR
Immigration
Social Justice

Judge orders Trump administration to restore DACA as it existed under Obama

In his ruling, Garaufis said the terms of the federal program must be immediately restored to what they were "prior to the attempted rescission of September 2017."

5 years ago

Election workers scan ballots at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. Officials anticipate that the task of scanning mail and absentee ballots will be completed Thursday.
Elections
Pennsylvania

Supreme Court again asked to block Biden win in Pennsylvania

In the lawsuit, Kelly and the other GOP plaintiffs had sought to either throw out the 2.5 million mail-in ballots submitted under the law or to wipe out the election results.

5 years ago

Bucks County officials speak during a press conference on Dec. 3, 2020, announcing a new program where social workers trained in crisis intervention work with police officers. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Policing

Bucks County pilots a ‘humanity-based’ policing approach with social workers

Since George Floyd’s killing, many have proposed programs where social workers trained in crisis intervention operate alongside police officers.

5 years ago

President Trump is being urged to pardon some of those closest to him preemptively, including son Donald Trump Jr. (John Bazemore/AP)
NPR
Government Accountability
Politics

Talk of ‘preemptive’ pardons by Trump raises questions: What can he do?

President Trump is being urged to use his remaining time in office to grant preemptive pardons to people close to him, including family members and maybe even himself.

5 years ago

The Supreme Court is seen on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, in Washington.
New Jersey
Politics
NJ Spotlight

NJ’s clout in House could hang on census case before Supreme Court

Supreme Court justices will hear a challenge to the Trump administration's position that undocumented immigrants shouldn't be counted for congressional apportionment.

5 years ago

A ribbon hangs on the White House for World AIDS Day 2020, Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Politics

US probing potential bribery, lobbying scheme for pardon

Most of the information in the court order is redacted, including the identity of the people whom prosecutors are investigating and whom the proposed pardon might be for.

5 years ago

Bill Cosby arrives for his sentencing hearing
Criminal Justice
Pennsylvania

Cosby’s appeal to Pa. Supreme Court hinges on inclusion of testimony from other accusers

Bill Cosby’s 2018 conviction for aggravated indecent assault came before the Pa. Supreme Court on Tuesday, in a last-ditch effort to overturn his 3-10 year prison sentence.

5 years ago

Social justice and immigrants rights groups have launched a social media campaign urging the Delaware County District Attorney to drop charges against Juan Chub-Funes under the tag #JuanCantWait. (image via The Black and Brown Coalition of PHL’s Twitter account)
Immigration
Policing
Race & Ethnicity
Social Justice

After summer arrest, advocates push for Delco man’s freedom with #JuanCantWait campaign

Supporters say Juan Chub-Funes, 20, was in the wrong place at the wrong time on May 31, 2020. Police say he was participating in a riot.

5 years ago

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Protesters march south on Broad Street. About 200 participated in the action after a grand jury in Louisville, Ky., failed to bring charges against the police officers who killed Breonna Taylor. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Criminal Justice
Policing
Social Justice

‘Don’t make any sudden moves’: Philly residents share experiences with police in hopes for change

Philadelphia police and residents get “vulnerable” in virtual conversation aimed at processing the months of racial justice protests.

5 years ago

An American flag waves in front of the Supreme Court building
Government Accountability
Immigration
Race & Ethnicity

Supreme Court seems skeptical of Trump’s census plan

Trump is trying to categorically exclude people living in the country illegally from the population count used to allot seats among the states in the House of Representatives.

5 years ago

Bill Cosby arrives for his sentencing hearing
Law
Pennsylvania

Key question in Cosby appeal: Does defendant’s past matter?

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court is set to hear Bill Cosby's appeal of his sexual assault conviction on Tuesday, Dec. 1.

5 years ago

(Big Stock photo)
New Jersey
Policing

Cops trained to spot drugged drivers could get a cut of tax revenue from N.J. weed sales

DREs use a nationally standardized method to spot the physical and physiological signs of drug impairment in a person, such as muscle tone, pupil size, and heart rate.

5 years ago

In this Nov. 2, 2020, file photo an American flag waves in front of the Supreme Court building on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
National
Politics

High court takes up census case, as other count issues loom

Experts say other issues loom large for the 2020 census as it heads into unchartered territory over deadlines, data quality and politics.

5 years ago

In a decision released late Wednesday, the Supreme Court said New York's attendance limit at houses of worship violates the First Amendment. (Kena Betancur/AFP via Getty Images)
NPR
Public Health
Religion

Supreme Court says New York can’t limit attendance in houses of worship due to COVID

The court ruled that Gov. Andrew Cuomo's executive order violated the First Amendment's "free exercise" clause, and actively discriminated against religious institutions.

5 years ago

President Donald Trump walks out to speak in the Brady Briefing Room in the White House, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020, in Washington, with Vice President Mike Pence.  (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Government Accountability

Trump pardons Flynn, taking direct aim at Russia probe

Flynn is the second Trump associate convicted in the Russia probe to be granted clemency by the president.

5 years ago

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