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Courts & Law

U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg speaks during a discussion on the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment at Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, Monday, Feb. 10, 2020. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Philadelphia
Politics

The ‘Notorious RBG’ will be this year’s Liberty Medal recipient

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will receive the honor in Philadelphia on Constitution Day next month.

5 years ago

Salon Vizions stylist Michaela Slayton colors Paulette Fultz hair with Personal Protection Equipment on and Fultz wears a mask with a disposable gown on in Johnstown, Pa, Friday, June 5, 2020. (Todd Berkey/The Tribune-Democrat via AP)
Business
Pennsylvania
Broke in Philly

Pa. court says you can’t deny cosmetology license based on ‘moral character’

There’s a growing consensus in Pennsylvania that laws allowing professional license denials based on “moral character” are useless. A court has concurred.

5 years ago

Pittsburgh Steelers' Najeh Davenport
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity
Sports

Lawyers: NFL concussion awards discriminate against Black players

The settlement fund has so far paid about $720 million to retired players for neurocognitive problems linked to NFL concussions, including more than $300 million for dementia.

5 years ago

A Devereux facility in Devon, Pa.
Keystone Crossroads
Immigration
Kids

Under investigation for sexual abuse, Devereux still has a contract to detain migrant children in PA

The $40 million federal grant covers facilities in five states, some of which are already licensed to receive youth.

5 years ago

Listen 1:50
Philadelphia Municipal Court Judge Bradley K. Moss (Courtesy of Pew Charitable Trusts Philadelphia Research and Policy Initiative)
PlanPhilly
Housing
Philadelphia

Philadelphia to replace judge that supervised landlord-tenant court

Judge Bradley K. Moss will transition out of his role amid a pandemic expected to result in a crushing wave of evictions.

5 years ago

Kristen Trogler
NPR
Criminal Justice
National

Sex offender registries often fail those they are designed to protect

Law enforcement has lost track of more than 25,000 convicted sex offenders across the U.S., leaving their whereabouts unknown to victims and public, NPR has found.

5 years ago

Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw offered accolades to officers and officials involved in the 5th raid of the Kensington Initiative  at a press conference announcing results Monday. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Addiction
Philadelphia
Policing

Authorities seize drugs, cash, horse tranquilizers in Kensington bust

Federal, state and local officials framed the announcement as a step in Philadelphia’s effort to stem a rising tide of gun violence and homicides.

5 years ago

Fabiana Pierre-Louis
Gender
New Jersey
Race & Ethnicity

N.J. committee unanimously approves Pierre-Louis for state Supreme Court

If her nomination is confirmed by the state Senate, Fabiana Pierre-Louis would be the first Black woman to serve on the highest court in New Jersey.

5 years ago

TikTok
NPR
Business
National
Politics

TikTok sues Trump to block U.S. ban

Lawyers for the company say Trump's crackdown is not driven by national security concerns, but rather an attempt "to further the president's anti-China political campaign."

5 years ago

President Donald Trump
National
Politics

NY AG probes if Trump pumped up value of estate, assets

The investigation centers on whether the Trump Organization and the president improperly inflated the value of assets to secure loans and tax benefits.

5 years ago

Mail-in ballot
Elections
Pennsylvania
Politics

Gray area of mail-in voting law up to Pennsylvania court

The state Supreme Court could decide as early as Monday whether to take over a lawsuit that would order counties to count mail-in ballots without secrecy envelopes.

5 years ago

A worker processes mail-in ballots
Elections
Pennsylvania
Politics
WITF

Federal judge stays Trump campaign lawsuit over Pa. voting rules

U.S District Court Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan's order says the federal case won’t move forward pending the conclusion or delay of similar lawsuits in Pennsylvania state courts.

5 years ago

The state's hoping to save some money by combining the Department of Corrections with the Board of Probation and Parole. (AP Photo)
Criminal Justice
Pennsylvania

Pa. offering ‘safe return’ to some parolees who have violated supervision rules

Nearly 2,000 state parolees have “absconded” from their supervision. The state is giving them a chance to get back into compliance without going back to prison.

5 years ago

President Donald Trump speaks at Trump National Golf Club Bedminster in Bedminster, N.J., Friday, Aug. 7, 2020. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Government Accountability
Taxes

Appeals court won’t step in for now on Trump tax records

The case has already been to the Supreme Court and back, and Trump has said he expects it to end up there again.

5 years ago

Wildwood boardwalk
Down the Shore
Law
New Jersey
Public Health

‘Covert’ investigations generate charges for Shore businesses violating COVID-19 directives

A multi-jurisdictional investigation into compliance with COVID-19 directives in Wildwood has led to charges against two businesses, authorities said.

5 years ago

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