
Courts & Law
Boy Scout councils under pressure to share sex abuse costs
Nine sex abuse lawsuits were filed Tuesday in New York against three Boy Scout local councils
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Philly will now test everyone in its jails for the coronavirus
Up to now, only people showing symptoms have been tested — with 75% returning positive results.
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Lawsuit seeking to hold Cosmo DiNardo’s parents liable for Bucks County slayings can continue
Cosmo DiNardo confessed to luring four young men ages 19 to 22 to his family's Solebury Township farm in July 2017.
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‘They put me in solitary for having oranges’ — incarcerated Muslims struggle during Ramadan
A lawsuit in Franklin County highlights challenges faced by incarcerated Muslims during Islam's holy month.
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Rape claim against governor campaign worker settles for $1M
Brennan said she would use $400,000 of the settlement to pay legal fees and would donate the rest to The Waterfront Project.
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As counties reopen, what about the correctional facilities inside their borders?
Inmates in prisons and jails remain on lockdown. And without proper testing, public health experts say that can’t end anytime soon.
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‘Sophie’s choice’ for immigrant families in Pa: separate or remain in custody indefinitely
Families in U.S. immigration custody were presented with an either/or this week: agree to be detained indefinitely, or let your child leave without you.
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Judge reinstates charges in deadly Philadelphia Amtrak crash
A judge has reinstated all charges brought against an Amtrak engineer for his role in a high-speed derailment in Philadelphia that killed eight people.
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Advocates have widely praised the department’s efforts, but are concerned about potential harms to inmate mental health.
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Despite some releases, N.J. has highest COVID-19 prison death rate in the nation
More than 40 people in state custody have died of COVID-19, which is the highest in the nation as a share of prison population.
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Supreme Court session begins; AG Barr absolves Flynn
We discuss the cases before the Supreme Court this session, and AG Bill Barr's attempts to absolve former National Security Advisor Flynn.
Air Date: May 13, 2020 10:00 am
He was exonerated after serving 40 years in prison. What does the state of Del. owe him?
Fifteen states, including Delaware, don’t offer compensation for exonerees. One legislator wants to change that.
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Listen 4:31Supreme Court divided over Trump tax, bank records
Rulings against the president could lead to the campaign season release of personal financial information that Trump has kept shielded from investigators and the public.
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Delaware prison population down 10% during pandemic
With fewer people being held for pre-trial detention, there’s been a 10% drop in Delaware’s overall prison population.
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Listen 1:14Will filing for unemployment hurt my green card? Legal immigrants are afraid
"What I'm seeing is a lot of clients who are eligible to apply for unemployment are simply too afraid to do so," said New York-based immigration lawyer Tsui Yee.
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