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Courts & Law

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is taken from court, where he appeared on charges of jumping British bail seven years ago, in London on May 1. (Matt Dunham/AP)
NPR
International

U.S. brings new charges against Julian Assange in war logs, state cables case

A grand jury in Northern Virginia has returned a superseding indictment with 17 more charges against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, authorities said on Thursday.

7 years ago

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

Inmate acquitted of guard’s slaying in Delaware prison riot

A jury on Thursday acquitted an inmate accused of leading a riot at Delaware's maximum-security prison during which a guard was killed and other staffers taken hostage.

7 years ago

Prisoners make clothing for the New Jersey Department of Corrections
Criminal Justice
New Jersey
NJ Spotlight

Lawmakers seek to curb time inmates spend in solitary confinement

Advocates hope the bill will fare better under Murphy administration, given governor’s professed progressive opinions.

7 years ago

Darrell Patterson, a devout Seventh Day Adventist, says he was fired after he refused to work on Saturday (Dan Weber/Courtesy General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists)
NPR
Religion

How the fight for religious freedom has fallen victim to the culture wars

The promotion of religious freedom in America, a cause that not long ago had near unanimous support on Capitol Hill, has fallen victim to the culture wars.

7 years ago

Amanda Spillane of Philadelphia was denied a cosmetology license because of her criminal history. (Courtesy of the Institute for Justice)
Criminal Justice
Pennsylvania

It can be hard for people convicted in Pa. to get professional licenses. A bill aims to change that.

Bill sponsor Jordan Harris, a Democratic representative from Philadelphia, said in addition, the bill would stop licensers from trying to evaluate based on morality.

7 years ago

In this April 2, 2019, file photo, rapper Meek Mill speaks at a gathering in Philadelphia to push for drastic changes to Pennsylvania's probation system. Philadelphia's District Attorney's office wants a new trial with a new judge for rapper Meek Mill. Larry Krasner submitted the brief Wednesday, May 22, 2019. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Criminal Justice
Philadelphia

District attorney says Meek Mill should get new trial, judge

The brief criticized Brinkley for checking up on Mill at a homeless shelter where he was doing community service.

7 years ago

Michelle 'Tamika' Washington (Facebook/Philadelphia Office of LGBT Affairs)
LGBTQ
Philadelphia
Policing
The Philadelphia Tribune

Police arrest man in North Philly shooting of black transgender woman

Philadelphia Police have made an arrest in the Sunday morning murder of a popular longtime transgender rights advocate.

7 years ago

A fence near the scene of Monday night's shooting at G and Tioga streets holds tributes to Joel Johnson. Police have identified Detective Francis DiGiorgio as the shooter. (Nina Feldman/WHYY)
Philadelphia
Policing

Police release name of detective who shot unarmed man in Kensington

The plainclothes Philadelphia detective shot a panhandler when the man approached the officer’s unmarked car. The wounded panhandler is allegedly developmentally disabled.

7 years ago

Aftermath of the destructive Superstorm Sandy
Down the Shore
Criminal Justice
New Jersey

Indicted N.J. Sandy contractor apprehended in Florida

Florida authorities have apprehended a New Jersey contractor under indictment for allegedly scamming homeowners after Superstorm Sandy. 

7 years ago

File - Protestors gathered outside the Planned Parenthood Clinic on Locust Street in Center City. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Gender
Health Care

Pa., N.J. and Del. join suit over rule allowing clinicians to refuse abortions

Nearly two dozen states and municipalities sued the federal government Tuesday to stop a new rule that lets health care clinicians decline to provide abortions.

7 years ago

A sign directs Lyft and Uber riders to a designated pickup location at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta. (David Goldman/AP Photo)
NPR
Immigration
National

Companies that rely on census data worry citizenship question will hurt them

Businesses like Lyft and Univision say it could harm the national headcount and their bottom line.

7 years ago

Ashley Garecht speaks as anti-abortion protesters rally near a Planned Parenthood clinic in Philadelphia, Friday, May 10, 2019. The demonstration was spurred by the actions of a Democratic state lawmaker who recorded himself berating an anti-abortion demonstrator at length outside the clinic. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Gender
Health Care

As states pass restrictive abortion laws, questions surface

As multiple states pass laws banning many abortions, questions have surfaced about what exactly that means for women who might seek an abortion. The short answer: nothing yet.

7 years ago

In this April 5, 2019 photo, President Donald Trump participates in a roundtable on immigration and border security at the U.S. Border Patrol Calexico Station in Calexico, Calif. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP Photo)
Immigration
National

Federal appeals court rules against Trump on ending DACA

A federal appeals court ruled Friday the Trump administration acted in an "arbitrary and capricious" manner when it sought to end an Obama-era program.

7 years ago

New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
New Jersey
Personal Finance
NJ Spotlight

Grewal joins other AGs in battle over relaxing payday-loan rules

New Jersey has placed a 30-percent cap on the annual interest-rate payday lenders are allowed to charge.

7 years ago

Bridget Anne Kelly (left) and Bill Baroni (right) (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
New Jersey
Politics

Feds: U.S. Supreme Court should turn down ‘Bridgegate’ appeal

Bridget Kelly and Bill Baroni want the court to hear the appeal of their 2016 convictions for causing gridlock near the George Washington Bridge.

7 years ago

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