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Police were seen at a Wawa on East Erie Avenue investigating a shooting early Friday. (Pete Kane/NBC10)
Policing
Public Health
NBC10

Off-duty guard shot in Philly Wawa after argument over social distancing

The suspect was in the Wawa on East Erie Avenue near L Street when an on-duty security guard told him to keep a social distance of 6 feet, according to police.

5 years ago

Protesters prepare to march against the police shooting of Jacob Blake, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, in Kenosha, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
Race & Ethnicity
Social Justice

Ill. teen charged in Kenosha shooting that killed 2, hurt 1

Kyle Rittenhouse would face a mandatory life sentence if convicted of first-degree intentional homicide, the most serious crime in Wisconsin.

5 years ago

Fabiana Pierre-Louis
Gender
New Jersey

Fabiana Pierre-Louis confirmed as first Black female justice on the N.J. Supreme Court

Her nomination to the state’s highest court was confirmed by a unanimous vote in the state Senate.

5 years ago

Photo courtesy of Penguin Random House
Radio Times
Criminal Justice
Law
Social Justice

Jim McCloskey: “When Truth is All You Have”

37 years ago, Jim McCloskey founded Centurion, the first non-profit dedicated to helping exonerate people wrongly convicted of crimes.

Air Date: August 27, 2020

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Juanita Kidd Stout Center for Criminal Justice
Criminal Justice
Philadelphia

Expect different courtroom arrangements when criminal jury trials resume in city

Come Sept. 8, jurors will listen from the gallery, Plexiglas will separate witnesses from prosecutors and defense attorneys. Public, press will be on Zoom.

5 years ago

Pennsylvania Chief Justice Thomas Saylor. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Pennsylvania
Race & Ethnicity

Chief justice says ethics board sent him ‘letter of inquiry’

The probe apparently concerns allegations that Chief Justice Thomas Saylor may have improperly interfered in disciplinary matters involving former Justice Cynthia Baldwin.

5 years ago

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

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