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Courts & Law

U.S. Attorney General William Barr, seen here in Phoenix on Sept. 10, called his colleagues at the Justice Department a
NPR
Government Accountability

Barr blasts his own prosecutors: ‘All power is vested in the Attorney General’

Barr didn't mention particular prosecutions, but he's faced steady criticism over his decisions to intervene in cases to help people close to President Trump.

5 years ago

Military police hold a line near the White House as demonstrators gather to protest police brutality on June 1, 2020 in Washington, D.C. (Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images)
NPR
Policing
Social Justice

Military police leaders weighed deploying ‘heat ray’ against D.C. protesters

Hours before police cleared protesters near the White House on June 1, a whistleblower got an email asking to find a device that would make protesters' skin feel hot.

5 years ago

Cigarettes and other tobacco products
Kids
Philadelphia
Public Health

Three flavored cigar companies sue Philly over law restricting sales to kids

The companies are suing Philadelphia over a law passed last year limiting sales of flavored cigars and cigarillos to adult-only stores.

5 years ago

Photos courtesy of the National Constitution Center
Radio Times
Criminal Justice
History
Law

“Conversations with RBG”

This week, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will receive the 2020 Liberty Medal from the National Constitution Center.

Air Date: September 16, 2020

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Lancaster police deployed tear gas on a crowd of people protesting early Monday after an officer shot and killed a man while responding to a domestic disturbance call.
Pennsylvania
Policing
Social Justice

$1M bail set for Lancaster police shooting demonstrators

The protests concerned the shooting death by police of a Ricardo Munoz, whose sister had called in hopes of having him involuntarily committed for mental health treatment.

5 years ago

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf
Pennsylvania
Politics

Constitutional law expert: Federal ruling against Wolf administration more symbolic than practical

Some legal experts question what effect, if any, the decision will have in the ongoing struggle between the Wolf administration and those who want Pa. to reopen completely.

5 years ago

Tamika Palmer, mother of Breonna Taylor, addresses the media in Louisville, Ky.
National
Policing
Social Justice

Multi-million settlement reached in Breonna Taylor lawsuit

The settlement would be the largest sum paid by the city for a police misconduct case, according to a person who has seen the settlement.

5 years ago

Bill Cosby
Criminal Justice
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia

Legal advocates line up on both sides of Bill Cosby’s appeal

Cosby was the first celebrity to go on trial in the #MeToo era, and his appeal could resolve lingering questions about how the cases should be tried.

5 years ago

U.S. Attorney William McSwain
Philadelphia
Policing

U.S. Attorney McSwain charges two gunmen he claims DA Krasner went too easy on

It is the latest in a long-running policy war between the Trump-appointed federal prosecutor and Philadelphia’s Democratic district attorney.

5 years ago

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf
Pennsylvania
Politics
Public Health

Judge: Pa.’s coronavirus pandemic restrictions unconstitutional

Stickman, an appointee of President Donald Trump, wrote in his ruling that the Wolf administration’s pandemic policies have been overreaching and arbitrary.

5 years ago

Lancaster police deployed tear gas on a crowd of people protesting early Monday after an officer shot and killed a man while responding to a domestic disturbance call.
Pennsylvania
Policing
Social Justice

Police shoot, kill knife-wielding man in Lancaster, setting off protests

Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of Lancaster after police shot and killed Ricardo Munoz, 27, on Sunday afternoon.

5 years ago

Evidence markers identified dozens of shell casings left outside the house on Delafield Street
Criminal Justice
New Jersey
NBC10

2 dead, 6 injured after shooting at house party near Rutgers University

Evidence markers identified dozens of shell casings left outside the house on Delafield Street. A motive behind the shooting remained unclear late Sunday morning.

5 years ago

Warden Dana Metzger describes how analysts will coordinate with prison officials as they monitor more than 2,000 cameras. (Mark Eichmann/WHYY)
Criminal Justice
Delaware
Policing

More than three years after deadly prison riot, Delaware unveils advanced camera system

Analysts will monitor cameras and coordinate with officers at Delaware prisons to help prevent another riot like the 2017 incident that left one officer dead.

5 years ago

A housing illustration
Housing
Pennsylvania
Spotlight PA

From relief to despair, one Pa. family struggles with the ambiguity of federal eviction ban

In Pa., it’s up to individual courts in counties to decide how to interpret the federal order. With debts mounting, renters lives are in limbo, and relief is only temporary.

5 years ago

DOC commissioner Marcus Hicks told Senate committee Thursday that department has committed to improving the conditions at Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women. (Courtesy of NJ Legislature)
Criminal Justice
New Jersey
NJ Spotlight

N.J. agrees to settlement over allegations of long-term sexual abuse at women’s prison

The DOJ report, the result of an investigation that began in April 2018, found systemic problems at Mahan that allow sexual abuse to occur undetected and undeterred.

5 years ago

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