Courts & Law
Judge: Mumia Abu-Jamal can reargue appeal in 1981 Philly police slaying
Judge Leon Tucker ruled that a former justice should have recused himself because of comments he made as a prosecutor about police killers that suggest potential bias.
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Vehicle ‘no wake zone’ regulation expands at N.J. shore
Another Jersey Shore municipality has adopted a "no wake zone" regulation to reduce damage to properties during flooding.
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Pa. Supreme Court rules mothers’ drug use in pregnancy isn’t child abuse
The court's main opinion issued Friday says the law's definition of a child doesn't include fetuses or unborn children, and it says victims of perpetrators must be children.
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New Delaware LLC regulations aim to prevent bad actors
The new rules come after high-profile criminal cases involving companies incorporated in Delaware, including Mexican drug lord "El Chapo."
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Philly police: 60 percent of murders investigated in 2018 remain unsolved
Despite adding more detectives, Philadelphia police say 6 out of 10 murder cases investigated this year still not solved.
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More police officers died from gunfire than traffic incidents in 2018, report says
So far this year, 144 federal, state and local law enforcement officers have died in the line of duty — a rise from the 129 officers who died on the job in 2017.
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Homicide rate down in much of Philadelphia region, but not in city
The number of homicides in Philadelphia rose, while other towns in N.J. and Pa. have had fewer murders and less violent crime this year.
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Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg released from hospital
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was discharged from the hospital on Christmas Day following surgery for early stage lung cancer.
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Delaware targeted by another abandoned property lawsuit
Being the corporate home to many of the biggest companies in the world carries certain valuable perks for Delaware — along with a lot of bickering.
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U.S. says 2nd Guatemalan child dies in immigration custody
The death came during an ongoing dispute over border security and with a partial government shutdown underway over President Donald Trump's request for border wall funding.
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GoFundMe says donors in alleged homeless scam refunded
GoFundMe says it has refunded everyone who contributed to a campaign involving a homeless veteran from Philadelphia.
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New Pa. law increases penalties for repeat DUI offenders
Pennsylvanians convicted of multiple DUIs will incur higher penalties with each offense.
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In April 2017, Katie Brennan went to police accusing Al Alvarez, her co-worker on Gov. Phil Murphy's campaign, of raping her. Why did it take over a year for Alvarez to quit?
Air Date: December 24, 2018
Listen 15:19Critics of youth solitary confinement want Pennsylvania to limit its use
Congress has enshrined in law an Obama-era executive order banning youth solitary confinement in federal prisons. The reform was one of many included in the First Step Act.
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Wolf grants clemency to two more inmates, including first female lifer since 1990
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf has granted clemency this week to three inmates serving life sentences, including to the first female lifer since 1990.
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