Courts & Law
Concerned about new DOC policy, attorneys halt mail to Pa. inmates
Advocates argue that the new mail policy — aimed to keep drugs out of prisons — violates inmates' rights.
6 years ago
Chester County DA: Man who shot at ex, killed parents is found dead
Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan said during a media briefing early Thursday that 59-year-old Bruce Rogal was dead after a manhunt and a police chase.
6 years ago
Shore condo association to pay woman $12.5K under discrimination settlement
A New Jersey condo association will pay $12,500 to a resident who said she was not allowed to remove carpeting to relieve her allergy symptoms.
6 years ago
Trump says he wants to hear from Kavanaugh’s accuser
Trump said it’s not the FBI’s job to conduct an investigation of her claims, saying, “It’s up to the Senate and I really rely on them.”
6 years ago
Pa., an outlier in life-without-parole, faces growing push for change
Pennsylvania sentences more people to life in prison without the possibility of parole than any other state.
6 years ago
The grand jury report named 301 predator priests, but noted it had information on more than 400, and more than 1,000 victims in the state.
6 years ago
Listen 1:35Kavanaugh accuser wants FBI investigation before she’ll testify
6 years ago
Pennsylvania leads world in imposing life sentences
Life without parole applies automatically to first- and second-degree murder, and sometimes to third-degree murder.
6 years ago
Tesla says it has turned over documents to feds
Tesla has turned over documents to the DOJ after statements by CEO Elon Musk about taking the company private.
6 years ago
Supreme Court ruling means thousands of deportation cases may be tossed out
A seemingly minor technicality has big implications.
6 years ago
Air Date: September 18, 2018 10:00 am
Listen 48:59Camille Cosby wants ethics board to investigate judge
Days before Bill Cosby's scheduled sentencing on felony sex assault charges, his wife demanded Monday that a Pa. ethics board investigate the judge over what she says is bias.
6 years ago
Kavanaugh and accuser to testify publicly before senators next week
"Her recollection of these events is crystal clear," Ford's attorney Lisa Banks told Morning Edition.
6 years ago
Controversial anti-squatting bill becomes law in Philadelphia
Housing advocates fear the law will do far more harm than good — to homeowners and legal tenants.
6 years ago