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Courts & Law

Judge Brett Kavanaugh is sworn in before testifying to the Senate Judiciary Committee during his Supreme Court confirmation hearing on Sept. 27, 2018. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
NPR
Media
National
Fresh Air

Reporters dig into Justice Kavanaugh’s past, allegations of misconduct against him

In their new book, The Education of Brett Kavanaugh, New York Times reporters Robin Pogrebin and Kate Kelly detail what's already known about Kavanaugh.

6 years ago

A Howell Township Police Department vehicle near the scene of the Sunday incident. (Howell Township Police Department)
Down the Shore
New Jersey

Girl, 6, says man put bag over her head outside N.J. house

A 6-year-old claims a stranger approached her and placed a paper bag over her head outside her Monmouth County home.

6 years ago

Purdue Pharma headquarters in Stamford, Conn. (Frank Franklin II/AP)
NPR
Addiction
Medicine

Purdue Pharma, accused of fueling opioid crisis, files for chapter 11

Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Sunday night

6 years ago

Joanne Schilk-Bierman holds framed photos from visits to her oldest brother Tom Schilk, who’s serving a life sentence in prison. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Criminal Justice
Pennsylvania

A chance of freedom? New bill could release 1,000 people sentenced to life in Pa. prisons

Under the bill, people convicted of first-degree murder — intentionally killing another person — would be eligible for parole after serving 35 years.

6 years ago

Listen 5:14
Vaughn Correctional Center near Smyrna, Del. (Suchat Pederson/The Wilmington News-Journal via AP, File)
Delaware

Delaware inmates sentenced in guard’s killing during riot

More than two years after a deadly riot at a Delaware prison, the final three inmates were sentenced in court.

6 years ago

In this Nov. 21, 2014 file photo, a man smokes medical marijuana at his home in Belfast, Maine. (Robert F. Bukaty/AP Photo)
Criminal Justice

In era of legal pot, can police search cars based on odor?

Sniff and search is no longer the default for police in some of the 33 states that have legalized marijuana.

6 years ago

This Feb. 19, 2013, file photo, shows OxyContin pills arranged for a photo at a pharmacy in Montpelier, Vt. (Toby Talbot/AP Photo)
Addiction
Business
Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania sues Sackler family over role in opioid crisis

Democratic Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced the sealed Commonwealth Court lawsuit on Thursday.

6 years ago

 (Photo via ShutterStock)
Law
Pennsylvania
Politics

Bucks County lawmaker sentenced for DUI

The April DUI was the second one for which Representative John Galloway, a Bucks County Democrat, had been convicted. He had a blood alcohol level of around .16.

6 years ago

U.S. Attorney William McSwain announces the charges against Jeffrey Blackwell (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Philadelphia
Politics
Billy Penn

Ex-Philly fraud investigator, a sitting councilmember’s grandson, was just indicted for taking bribes

Jeffrey Blackwell was a former employee at the City Controller’s office.

6 years ago

SCI Phoenix in Collegeville, Pa. (Jacqueline Larma/AP Photo)
Criminal Justice
Pennsylvania

Is 50 years a de facto life sentence? Pa. Supreme Court will decide

Pennsylvania’s high court will consider whether it’s unconstitutional to sentence certain juveniles to 50 years behind bars.

6 years ago

In this August 2018 file photo, family and friends who have lost loved ones to OxyContin and opioid overdoses protest outside Purdue Pharma headquarters in Stamford, Conn. (Jessica Hill/AP Photo)
Addiction
Business

Tentative opioids settlement falls short of nationwide deal

Attorneys for some 2,000 local governments say they have agreed to a tentative settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma over the toll of the nation's opioid crisis.

6 years ago

Death row exonerees including Kwame Ajamu, (right), listens to speakers during a Witness to Innocence news conference marking the organization's 15th anniversary at the at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Criminal Justice
Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania high court asked to throw out death penalty

The Pa. Supreme Court will consider whether the state's death penalty statute amounts to cruel, arbitrary punishment that's too often reserved for black and poor defendants.

6 years ago

In this file photo, Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner speaks with members of the media during a news conference in Philadelphia, Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2018. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
PlanPhilly
Criminal Justice
Government Accountability
Policing

DA Krasner fought against civil asset forfeiture. But under his watch, the practice continues

The use of civil asset forfeiture increased slightly in Philadelphia last year, despite the election of District Attorney Larry Krasner, a critic of the practice.

6 years ago

Listen 1:26
(Twitter / @PHLCouncil)
Criminal Justice
Philadelphia
Policing
Billy Penn

Philadelphia police planned to fire 15 officers over Facebook posts, but 11 retired before it could happen

The first public hearing about the social media database this week was nearly eclipsed by all the other Philly police scandals this summer.

6 years ago

Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin, is facing thousands of lawsuits seeking to hold it accountable for the opioid crisis. (Toby Talbot/AP)
NPR
Addiction
Business
Personal Finance

Sacklers reject demand that they surrender personal wealth to settle opioid claims

"The Sacklers refused to budge," the email concluded, "and have declined to offer any counterproposal."

6 years ago

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