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Courts & Law

Vacationers take to the beach at Cape May. (Emma Lee/WHYY)

New Jersey to ramp up homeland security efforts at the Jersey Shore this summer

Investigators from the New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness (NJOSHP) will focus on coastal towns that attract mass gatherings.

7 years ago

Twitter video shows Wildwood police officers hitting a woman
New Jersey
Policing

Wildwood officers reassigned amid probe of video of beach altercation

Wildwood police said on its Facebook page that 20-year-old Emily Weinman of Philadelphia faces multiple charges, including assaulting a police officer and resisting arrest.

7 years ago

In this Oct. 10, 2017, file photo, the Supreme Court in Washington is seen at sunset. A flood of lawsuits over LGBT rights is making its way through the courts and will continue, no matter the outcome in the Supreme Court's highly anticipated decision in the case of a Colorado baker who would not create a wedding cake for a same-sex couple. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo, File)
LGBTQ
National

More LGBT issues loom as justices near wedding cake decision

Several legal disputes are pending over wedding services.

7 years ago

Pictured here is Bishop Ronald Gainer of the Harrisburg Dioceses, one of the dioceses under investigation. (PennLive File)
PennLive
Religion

Catholic dioceses receive copy of grand jury investigation report

The 884-page report covers the findings across the six dioceses, which, in addition to Erie, include: Harrisburg, Allentown, Pittsburgh, Scranton and Greensburg.

7 years ago

Former Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane arrives at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, on Oct. 24, 2016, for her sentencing after being found guilty of nine criminal charges, including perjury and criminal conspiracy. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY, file)
Pennsylvania

Former state AG Kathleen Kane loses appeal of criminal conviction

A three-judge Superior Court panel rejected arguments made by Kane, who has remained out on $75,000 bail since her October 2016 sentencing to 10 to 23 months in jail.

7 years ago

Mariner East 2 pipeline construction crews work in the backyards of homes on Lisa Drive in West Whiteland Township, Chester County, on May 2. Sinkholes that opened in the area prompted the state’s Public Utility Commission to order that an existing pipeline nearby, the Mariner East 1, be shut down until it could be determined that the sinkholes didn’t threaten its safety. PUC on May 3 approved a re-start of Mariner East 1 which will now be shut down again following a judge’s order. (Marie Cusick/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Energy
Environment
Pennsylvania

Mariner East construction, operation halted again in Chester County

“I find there to be an imminent risk to the public and a need for immediate relief and further study to be done," the judge wrote.

7 years ago

Aidan Destefano (center, checkered shirt) outside of the Philadelphia Federal Courthouse with his legal representation. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight
Gender
K-12
LGBTQ

Federal court upholds Boyertown school bathroom policy; appeal likely

A federal appeals court in Philadelphia has upheld the policy of a Berks County school allowing transgender students to use the bathroom of their choice.

7 years ago

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A sign marks the entrance to a gender-neutral restroom at the University of Vermont in Burlington, Vt. (Toby Talbot/AP Photo, file)
K-12
LGBTQ

Transgender case in Berks County school district heads to court

It's one of three cases involving transgender equality which will be heard across the nation this week.

7 years ago

(Emma Lee/WHYY)
Pennsylvania
Policing

Pa. DAs outline best practices, possible pitfalls for police body cameras

The guidelines lay out how long the footage should be stored but leave the question of when to activate cameras up to individual agencies.

7 years ago

The Amazon logo in Santa Monica, Calif. Amazon Web Services has government contracts that show its influence is far beyond the Post Office. (Reed Saxon/AP)
National
Policing
Technology

ACLU: Amazon shouldn’t sell face-recognition tech to police

"This raises very real questions about the ability to remain anonymous in public spaces."

7 years ago

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents gather before serving a employment audit notice at a 7-Eleven convenience store in Los Angeles in January.
Immigration

U.S. and Philadelphia reject ‘sanctuary city’ compromise

Philly officials and the Justice Department are rejecting a federal judge's idea for settling their dispute over how the city deals with immigrants in the country illegally.

7 years ago

Graterford Prison and SCI Phoenix Project
in Pennsylvania (https://goo.gl/maps/2iMTaZiqphH2)
Pennsylvania
Policing

As Graterford inmates move to new prison, prospect of sharing cells worries some

Officials with Pennsylvania's Department of Corrections say more men will be doubling up in single cells at Phoenix, a 3,830-bed facility.

7 years ago

Personal injury law firms in the Philadelphia area are sending patients in ERs, chiropractors and pain clinics targeted ads that some privacy experts and prosecutors say are intrusive, and possible, illegal. (ShutterStock)
Health Care
Technology

Forget ambulance chasing, personal injury law firms are now waiting for you at the hospital 

Geo-fencing has been deployed by retailers for years. Bringing it into health care spaces, however, is raising alarm among privacy experts.

7 years ago

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Kendrick Coley, 25, of Little Egg Harbor, is accused of fatally stabbing Richard Pone, 28, also of Little Egg Harbor.
Down the Shore
Criminal Justice
New Jersey

Prosecutor: Shore man faces murder charge after stabbing

A 25-year-old Little Egg Harbor man has been charged with murder after a fatal stabbing, authorities say.

7 years ago

The ride began on the Art Museum steps.
PlanPhilly
Philadelphia
Public Safety
Transportation

11 cyclists are dead and the city has done nothing, mourners say at silent ride

Some came with physical scars, reminders of suddenly opened car-doors and drunk drivers. Others came with emotional scars, memories of suddenly lost loved-ones.

7 years ago

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