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Philadelphia NAACP President Rodney Muhammad (left) and Pastor James Buck Jr. on Wednesday expressed outrage at President Donald Trump's threats of sending federal law enforcement forces to Philadelphia. (Abdul R. Sulayman/The Philadelphia Tribune)
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity
The Philadelphia Tribune

NAACP condemns Trump’s threat to deploy federal agents in Philly, says they would target Black residents

“It would be only our communities — they’re not going to target white communities when they come in this city,” warned Philly NAACP's Rodney Muhammad.

5 years ago

Crime scene tape surrounds the home of U.S. District Judge Esther Salas
Criminal Justice
National
New Jersey

FBI links men’s rights lawyer to N.Y., California killings

Officials say evidence ties Den Hollander, the alleged "primary subject" in an attack that killed a judge’s son and wounded her husband, to the death of Marc Angelucci.

5 years ago

Norma Lewis holds a flower while forming a
Policing
Race & Ethnicity
Social Justice

‘Very frightening’: Opposition grows to U.S. agents in cities

The Trump administration is facing growing pushback — in the courts and on the streets — to sending federal agents to Portland, Oregon.

5 years ago

Police load arrested protesters into a Sheriff’s Office bus after closing Route 676 in both directions.
Philadelphia
Policing
Social Justice

Philly SWAT officer criminally charged after pepper-spraying kneeling protesters

Officer Richard Nicoletti is seen on video pepper-spraying three protesters kneeling or sitting on I-676 at close range, pulling down one of their face masks.

5 years ago

Police patrol car with flashing lights and siren on
Criminal Justice
New Jersey

Feds probe men’s rights lawyer in 2nd killing

Roy Den Hollander is suspected of posing as a FedEx driver when he opened fire at the judge’s home on Sunday, killing her son and wounding her husband.

5 years ago

Federal agents use crowd control munitions to disperse Black Lives Matter protesters near the Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse on Monday, July 20, 2020, in Portland, Ore. Officers used teargas and projectiles to move the crowd after some protesters tore down a fence fronting the courthouse. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
Government Accountability
Policing
Social Justice
Billy Penn

Philly rebuffs Trump threat to send in feds over protests

The president suggested he wanted to see what’s happening in Portland spread to other U.S. cities.

5 years ago

Crime scene tape surrounds the home of U.S. District Judge Esther Salas
Criminal Justice
New Jersey

‘Men’s rights’ lawyer eyed in shooting of N.J. judge’s family

A self-described “anti-feminist” lawyer found dead in the Catskills of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound is being investigated as the possible gunman.

5 years ago

Philly Pride Day Parade
LGBTQ
Philadelphia

How to change your name while Philly’s courts are shut down — and why it matters

The system was closed for several months, dealing a blow to the LGBTQ community.

5 years ago

A police officer engages with a protester
National
Policing
Social Justice

Police contracts can stand in the way of accountability

Experts say the collective bargaining agreements can stand in the way of accountability, even when the federal government is overseeing an agency through a consent decree.

5 years ago

 The Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pennsylvania. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)

Montco replaces weekend sentences with house arrest and monitoring

The emergency order by President Judge Thomas DelRicci formalizes a policy in practice since the start of the pandemic.

5 years ago

Lincoln University's 14th President Brenda Allen. (Abdul R. Sulayman/The Philadelphia Tribune)
Higher Education
Pennsylvania

Pa. attorney general sues Lincoln University board over ouster

The complaint said university bylaws require 10 days notice for a special meeting and bars discussion of topics not included in the notice.

5 years ago

A white van that says
Policing
Race & Ethnicity
Social Justice
NBC10

Allentown officers seen on video in controversial detention won’t face charges

Lehigh County District Attorney Jim Martin said the restraint was "reasonable."

5 years ago

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg appears at an event in New York earlier this month, days before undergoing surgery for early stage lung cancer. The 85-year-old justice was discharged from the hospital on Christmas Day
National

Justice Ginsburg says cancer has returned, but won’t retire

Ginsburg said her treatment so far has succeeded in reducing lesions on her liver and that she will continue chemotherapy sessions every two weeks.

5 years ago

Lincoln University's 14th President Brenda Allen. (Abdul R. Sulayman/The Philadelphia Tribune)
Higher Education
Pennsylvania
The Philadelphia Tribune

Brenda Allen sues several members of Lincoln U. Board of Trustees

Allen said in the lawsuit that board members violated the Sunshine Act by voting on her contract in a four-hour executive session on July 10 and “stifling public comment."

5 years ago

A protester with Black Lives Matter Harrisburg takes part in a protest outside Dauphin County Prison on June 30, 2020. Inmates inside the facility could be heard banging on the windows and holding up signs pleading for help. (Kate Landis/PA Post)
Criminal Justice
Public Health
PA Post

As state prisons ease coronavirus-related restrictions, county detainees remain in lockdowns

In spite of mass releases by counties to allow social distancing, some people are still in solitary-like conditions.

5 years ago

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