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Courts & Law

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh gives his opening statement at the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Michael Reynolds/Pool Image via AP)
Government Accountability
National

Yale classmate recalls Kavanaugh as frequent, heavy drinker

Charles "Chad" Ludington, who now teaches at North Carolina State University, said he was a friend of Kavanaugh's at Yale

7 years ago

Crystal Weimer was arrested in 2004 for third degree murder, a crime she didn’t commit. She spent nearly 12 years in prison and was exonerated on June 27, 2016, and all charges were dropped with prejudice. (Lindsay Lazarski/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Criminal Justice
Pennsylvania

Wrongful murder conviction points to problems with public defense in Pa. — only state without central funding, oversight

Crystal Weimer’s nightmare began in 2004, when she was arrested for a crime she didn’t commit. ...

7 years ago

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Protesters blocked pipeline construction equipment on the property of The Adorers of the Blood of Christ, an order of Catholic nuns, in Lancaster County last year. (Marie Cusick/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Business
Energy
Pennsylvania
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Lawmakers consider tougher penalties for vandalizing pipelines, power plants

Pa. lawmakers are considering a bill establishing tougher penalties against people who vandalize “critical infrastructure.”

7 years ago

Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., questions Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh as he testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018. (Win McNamee/Pool Photo via AP)

Committee approves Kavanaugh nomination; requests delay for FBI investigation ahead of full Senate vote

GOP Sen. Jeff Flake calls for delay in the Kavanaugh vote

7 years ago

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Radio Times
Criminal Justice
Politics

The Kavanaugh/Ford hearings

Guests: Laura Little, Michael Moreland The back-to-back testimony of Christine Blasey Ford and Brett Kavanaugh ab ...

Air Date: September 28, 2018 10:00 am

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Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, seeks to media during a break in a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018, with Christine Blasey Ford and Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
National

Watch live: Senate Judiciary votes on Kavanaugh nomination

"We're going to move forward," said Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., as he exited a private late night strategy session with Republican senators.

7 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)
Criminal Justice
Philadelphia

Defense lawyer for ex-cop charged with murder says Philly DA Krasner driven by ‘unforeseen agenda’

Ryan Pownall is the first officer in nearly two decades charged with murder in connection with a fatal police shooting in the city.

7 years ago

Philadelphia Police Department headquarters at 7th and Race streets. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Criminal Justice
Philadelphia
Policing

Two Philly cops will be fired for illegally stopping and cuffing man, falsifying paperwork

The Philadelphia Police Department is firing two city police officers for illegally detaining a man earlier this year and falsifying paperwork, the PPD announced Thursday.

7 years ago

Christine Blasey Ford arrives to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018. (Michael Reynolds/Pool Photo via AP)
Politics

Kavanaugh denies Ford accusation, sees ‘disgrace’

Christine Blasey Ford and Brett Kavanaugh testified today.

7 years ago

Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, right, chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, answers questions from reporters about allegations of sexual misconduct against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2018, as he arrives for a Senate Finance Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Government Accountability
National

High drama in Senate as Kavanaugh-Ford hearing nears

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh emphatically fended off new accusations of sexual misconduct ahead of a charged public Senate hearing

7 years ago

Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro speaks during a news conference about clergy sexual abuse at the Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018.   (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Keystone Crossroads
Criminal Justice
Pennsylvania
Religion

Pa. Supreme Court questions attorneys about redactions in clergy report

In the first public arguments in the case, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday ...

7 years ago

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Brett Kavanaugh, with his wife Ashley Estes Kavanaugh, answers questions during a FOX News interview, Monday, Sept. 24, 2018, in Washington, about allegations of sexual misconduct against the Supreme Court nominee. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP Photo)
National

Third Kavanaugh accuser submits allegation to Senate panel

Kavanaugh released a statement denying the new charges.

7 years ago

Montgomery County Assistant District Attorney Kristen Feden (right) and accuser Andrea Constand react at a news conference after Bill Cosby was sentenced to three to 10 years for sexual assault Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2018, in Norristown, Pa.
Criminal Justice
TV

Key prosecutor says allegation of racism in Cosby case ‘completely offensive’

Entertainer Bill Cosby has been sentenced to three to 10 years in state prison.

7 years ago

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Bill Cosby is escorted out of the Montgomery County Correctional Facility, Tuesday Sept. 25, 2018, in Eagleville, Pa., following his sentencing to three-to-10-year prison sentence for sexual assault. (AP Photo/Jacqueline Larma)
Law
Media
Philadelphia

With Bill Cosby in prison, what’s next?

Cosby's legal team says it will appeal, but he'll be in prison when they do.

7 years ago

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Women and allies gathered in Center City Philadelphia as part of a national walkout to show support for Christine Blasey Ford and Deborah Ramirez, two women who claim Supreme Court Judge nominee Brett Kavanaugh assaulted them. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Gender
National
Social Justice

Hearing on Kavanaugh allegations puts #MeToo to the test

Advocates say the handling of the complaints shows how far the movement still has to go.

7 years ago

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