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Courts & Law

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

Reaching a deal in national opioids case proving difficult

Sources familiar with negotiations between Purdue, multiple state attorneys general and lawyers have said the talks are essentially at a standstill.

6 years ago

Supervised injection site supporters in Philadelphia rallied outside a federal hearing Thursday to determine if the proposed Safehouse would violate the federal Controlled Substances Act.

Safehouse, feds dispute whether ‘crackhouse’ statute applies to injection site

The nonprofit faced off Thurs. against federal prosecutors on whether a Philly supervised injection site will violate the Controlled Substances Act.

6 years ago

A photo of Rev. Robert Brennan, right, is displayed during a news conference in Philadelphia.
Philadelphia
Religion
Billy Penn

A former Philly priest with 30-year history of sexual abuse was arrested for lying to the FBI

Robert Brennan faces “falsehood” charges because of PA’s short statute of limitations on abuse.

6 years ago

Outside Allegheny Station in the Kensington section of Philadelphia. (Natalie Piserchio for NPR)
The Philadelphia Experiment
Addiction
Philadelphia
The Philadelphia Experiment

No one asks Kensington’s children if injection site would be ‘safe’

The legality of a supervised injection site isn’t the only thing at stake. This is about far more than the law.

6 years ago

Hahnemann University Hospital. (Emma Lee/WHYY)

Residency sale stalemate hangs up ruling in Hahnemann bankruptcy

The residency slots sold for $55 million at auction as part of Chapter 11 proceedings, pending the judge’s approval. He says he’ll rule Thursday afternoon.

6 years ago

First Assistant District Attorney Robert Listenbee announces the formation of the One Stop job and resource hub which aims to provide a number of resources to Philly residents. (P. Kenneth Burns/WHYY)
Philadelphia

Philly DA hopes resource hub can improve community investment, reduce crime

By pooling resources with community organizations, the District Attorney’s Office launches a resource hub with the hope of preventing crime in the city.

6 years ago

Prosecutor Anthony Voci announces the arrest of Theodore Dill Donahue, a pizza delivery man in Germantown, who is accused of murdering a 27 year-old woman who had been his girlfriend. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Philadelphia

Authorities: Socks help solve 28-year-old cold case murder

Authorities announced the arrest of Theodore Dill Donahue on charges of murder and other counts in the 1991 death of his 27-year-old girlfriend, Denise Sharon Kulb.

6 years ago

This March 20, 2018, file photo shows the YouTube app on an iPad in Baltimore. Google's video site YouTube has been fined $170 million to settle allegations it collected children's personal data without their parents' consent. (Patrick Semansky/AP Photo)
Kids
Technology

YouTube to pay $170M fine after violating kids’ privacy law

The Federal Trade Commission fined Google $136 million. The company will pay an additional $34 million to New York state to resolve similar allegations.

6 years ago

Hahnemann University Hospital. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Health Care
Philadelphia
Public Health

Bankruptcy judge to decide the future of Hahnemann Hospital’s residency slots

Hahnemann University Hospital is back in federal bankruptcy court Weds. where a judge will rule on whether the sale of its residency programs can go ahead.

6 years ago

Abigail Pesta and The Girls (Jesse Pesta & Seal Press)
Radio Times
Books
National
Social Justice

The gymnasts who brought down a sexual predator

Before dozens of women took to the podium to testify against former Olympic team doctor Larry Nassar, dozens more suffered his abuse in a small town in Michigan.

Air Date: September 2, 2019

Listen 49:00
In this Tuesday June 4, 2019 photograph, Sean Ellis poses for a photo at the law office of his attorney Rosemary Scapicchio in Boston. During the 22 years he spent in prison after being convicted of killing a Boston police detective, Ellis believed there was something suspicious about the officers who led the murder investigation. He just couldn’t prove it. It would take years of digging and scores of public information requests from his attorneys to uncover evidence that several officers investigating the 1993 murder case were involved in criminal activity, information that wasn’t shared with the defense. (Charles Krupa/AP Photo)
Criminal Justice
Politics

Criminal justice reform turns to list of problem officers

With no clear guidance from the courts on how that information should be shared, critics have chided prosecutors for failing to keep track of problem officers.

6 years ago

A diamondback terrapin turtle. (Big Stock)
Down the Shore
Criminal Justice
Environment
New Jersey
Pennsylvania

Pa. man gets jail time for trafficking protected turtles from N.J. marshes

A Pennsylvania man has been sentenced to a jail term for trafficking protected turtles.

6 years ago

In this July 30, 2019, photo, Paul Hildreth, emergency operations coordinator for the Fulton County School District, works in the emergency operations center at the Fulton County School District Administration Center in Atlanta. Artificial Intelligence is transforming surveillance cameras from passive sentries into active observers that can immediately spot a gunman, alert retailers when someone is shoplifting and help police quickly find suspects. (Cody Jackson/AP Photo)
Public Safety

Threat of mass shootings give rise to AI-powered cameras

If the cameras have a previously captured image of someone who is banned from a building, the system can immediately alert officials if the person returns.

6 years ago

In this Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2019 photo, Greg Hunt poses for a photo in St. Petersburg, Fla. Attorneys for victims from around the country of alleged childhood sex abuse by Boy Scout officials say they are preparing to sue the organization in New Jersey when the state's new civil statute of limitations goes into effect. Hunt, 62, is planning to be on the suit in New Jersey. (Chris O'Meara/AP Photo)
New Jersey

Wave of child sex abuse lawsuits threatens Boy Scouts

A lawyer representing 150 people who say they were abused as Boy Scouts is planning a suit in N.J. when the state's new civil statute of limitations law takes effect Dec. 1.

6 years ago

Crews work at the site of a sinkhole along the Mariner East pipeline route near the Pennsylvania State Police barracks on Route 1 in Delaware County on Thursday, April 25, 2019. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Energy
Pennsylvania
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Criminal defense counsel represents DEP in Mariner East probe

The agency says it's routine to have outside counsel, but several environmental lawyers say they haven't seen it before.

6 years ago

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