
Courts & Law
Pennsylvania State Police loosens ban on trooper arm tattoos
Before Wednesday's announcement, troopers could have tattoos, as long as they were not visible to the public.
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Senior judge to review widow’s petition in Mumia Abu-Jamal case
A senior judge will review whether the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office should step down from the latest appeal of former death row inmate Mumia Abu-Jamal.
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N.J. middle schoolers charged with assault in TikTok ‘skull breaker challenge’
Footage of the viral “challenge” has circulated widely on TikTok and resulted in reports of serious injury around the world.
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Police ID pantless, shirtless suspect in wild ambulance chase through Philly
A man who stole an ambulance and was shot three times while leading police on a wild chase through Philly was identified and is in critical condition, according to investigato
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Former prisoners sue to end ‘prison gerrymandering’ in Pa.
People in Pa. prisons are counted as residents of where they're incarcerated instead of where they lived, leading to shifts in political power. Can a new lawsuit change that?
Air Date: March 2, 2020
Listen 11:46Jewish Museum files for bankruptcy
Philadelphia’s National Museum of American Jewish History was never able to pay down the cost of its building.
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Supreme Court will decide the fate of Obamacare
The court said it would hear an appeal by 20 mainly Democratic states of a lower-court ruling that declared part of the statute unconstitutional and cast a cloud over the rest
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Four more parents sue in incidents of children duct-taped in preschool van
The latest lawsuits allege that new video evidence shows the driver restraining more children with tape, or threatening to do so, on at least 9 occasions.
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Charges against 5 withdrawn in 2015 shooting at vigil
Prosecutors in western Pennsylvania have withdrawn charges against five men charged in a shooting at a neighborhood vigil in Pittsburgh 4 1/2 years ago.
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5 Philly cases that made it to the U.S. Supreme Court — and their impact on the nation
The current dispute over Catholic foster parents could set precedent.
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Some heavy hitters aim to increase funding for Del. programs helping at-risk kids
One leader is former Attorney General Matt Denn, who said the idea is to generate a grassroots movement to influence lawmakers.
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N.J. robbery suspect compared to ‘The Shining’ killer at trial alleges prosecutorial misconduct
Two judges noted that the defense attorney objected to the prosecutor’s comments about “The Shining” and that the trial judge sustained the objection.
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Public Utility Commission approves settlement, calls for 'remaining life' study
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Four other councilmembers joined Helen Gym to sponsor the resolution.
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NAACP suing Pennsylvania to stop ‘prison gerrymandering’
They say the state should count people as residents of the counties where they lived before being arrested, not of the counties where they’re serving their sentences.
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