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U.S. Attorney General William Barr watches a Republican Exhibit video of people rioting, during a the House Judiciary Committee hearing July 28, 2020 in Washington, DC. In his first congressional testimony in more than a year, Barr is expected to face questions from the committee about his deployment of federal law enforcement agents to Portland, Oregon, and other cities in response to Black Lives Matter protests; his role in using federal agents to violently clear protesters from Lafayette Square near the White House last month before a photo opportunity for President Donald Trump in front of a church; his intervention in court cases involving Trump's allies Roger Stone and Michael Flynn; and other issues. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Attorney General William Barr defended the aggressive federal law enforcement response to civil unrest in America.

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Community members held signs in support of a DREAM act and DACA recipients outside Rep. Glenn Thompson's Centre County office in September. (Min Xian/Keystone Crossroads)

Immigration

Social Justice

Trump administration won’t accept new DACA applications

The White House anticipates legal challenges.

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Protesters walk through chemical irritants deployed by federal agents in Portland, Ore. The inspector general of the Justice Department says he is investigating federal officers' roles in responding to protests in Portland and Washington, D.C. (Noah Berger/AP Photo)

NPR

Policing

Race & Ethnicity

Social Justice

Mayors demand Congress block Trump from deploying federal agents to cities

Six U.S. mayors asked Congress to pass legislation to block the Trump administration from deploying federal law enforcement to cities without their officials' consent.

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A Bellmawr police officer issues tickets to the owners of Atilis Gym

Business

New Jersey

Public Health

N.J. coronavirus recovery: Atilis Gym owners arrested for defying judge’s order

Ian Smith and Frank Trumbetti were charged with contempt, obstruction and related offenses.

5 years ago

Government Accountability

Pennsylvania

Spotlight PA

Gov. Tom Wolf will allow transparency bill to become law despite veto threat

Wolf had argued Grove’s bill was flawed and would endanger state workers by forcing them to return to offices during an emergency, like the current pandemic.

5 years ago

Criminal Justice

Philadelphia

Multiple Philadelphia police vehicles set on fire overnight

Police officers were advised by radio not to leave their vehicles unattended. Some officers took their patrol cars to garages.

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NPR

Elections

National

As concerns about voting build, the Supreme Court refuses to step in

The court expressed a frosty attitude toward election lawsuits in four cases this year — from Wisconsin, Texas, Alabama and Florida.

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New Jersey

Religion

Suit alleges McCarrick, others abused youth at N.J. beach house

Former Roman Catholic Cardinal Theodore McCarr was defrocked in 2019 at age 89 after a church investigation determined he sexually abused minors, as well as adult seminarians.

5 years ago

Criminal Justice

Pennsylvania

Race & Ethnicity

Former Pa. Supreme Court judge says chief justice accused her of having ‘minority agenda’

Cynthia Baldwin, the second Black woman to serve on the Pa. Supreme Court, says Chief Justice Thomas Saylor treated her unfairly in disciplinary proceedings.

5 years ago

Philadelphia

Policing

Social Justice

Philadelphia quietly called on federal police for backup during June protests

The city’s request for National Guard troops was well-documented, but the city was also quietly requesting support from U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

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PlanPhilly

Housing

Philadelphia

A Philly lawyer evicts people for city courts. She’s married to a judge who presides over evictions

The lawyer appointed by Philadelphia Municipal Court to officiate over evictions is married to a court judge — a conflict of interest, ethics lawyers say.

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