Courts & Law
Suit filed in Pa. court challenges widely used electronic voting machine
The latest lawsuit claims 11 violations of Pa.’s state constitution and election code.
4 years ago
Arrests near Mariner East pipeline just latest incident of intimidation, witnesses say
After seven people left an Energy Transfer construction site, their car was pulled over. One occupant was pulled out of the back seat and cuffed.
4 years ago
Del. woman gets 30 years in firefighters’ arson deaths, says she’s ‘no monster’
Firefighters Christopher Leach, Ardythe Hope and Jerry Fickes died after the floor collapsed and they tumbled into the burning basement on Sept. 24, 2016.
4 years ago
Listen 0:51Philadelphia officials are revving up for recreational marijuana
Psychiatry, public health and law enforcement leaders — including Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner — are taking a “not if, but when” approach.
4 years ago
Nonprofit leader accuses police officers of excessive force, false arrest
The civil complaint alleges that an officer hit the woman in the face, then conspired with two other officers to falsely arrest her.
4 years ago
Why the crack epidemic and ‘tough on crime’ still linger
Two New Jersey reporters found that blacks are still arrested at higher rates for cocaine than whites are for opioids.
Air Date: December 12, 2019
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4 years ago
Surrender a gun, no questions asked? Not an option in everyday Philadelphia
If it’s not a scheduled buyback event, Philly Police require ID.
4 years ago
ICE has twice denied requests to tour the Berks County Residential Center, where people are being kept for months while they await administrative hearings.
4 years ago
Jersey City’s mayor says gunmen targeted kosher market
A day after the bloodshed, there are growing suspicions it was an anti-Semitic attack.
4 years ago
Bill Cosby loses appeal of sex assault conviction
A Pennsylvania appeals court rejected Bill Cosby’s bid to overturn his sexual assault conviction Tuesday over the trial judge’s decision to let five other accusers testify.
4 years ago
ACA insurers in the Supreme Court: Why consumers should pay attention
More than $12 billion is at stake for the nation's health insurers Tuesday when the Supreme Court hears a case involving the Affordable Care Act.
4 years ago
Delco DA agrees to release lifer after reviving old charges to keep him jailed
A man is now free despite decades-old shoplifting charges that threatened to keep him in prison even after he received a rare commutation.
4 years ago
Supreme Court leaves Kentucky ultrasound law in place
The Supreme Court on Monday left in place a Kentucky law requiring doctors to perform ultrasounds and show fetal images to patients before abortions.
4 years ago
Acting Philly police commissioner promotes officers accused of misconduct
Promotions are based on staffing needs and approval from the city’s Managing Director’s Office, said Capt. Sekou Kinebrew, a police spokesman, in an email.
4 years ago