
Courts & Law
Judge orders feds to list private groups receiving watchlist
Hundreds of private entities like universities and hospitals receive access to the list.
7 years ago
Florida police: Robert Kraft, owner of Patriots, to face solicitation charges
Jupiter Police Chief Daniel Kerr announced the charges on Friday as part of a sting on a local spa.
7 years ago
Plessy v. Ferguson: How racial segregation became law
Steve Luxenberg tells the history around Plessy v. Ferguson, the disastrous 1896 Supreme Court decision that made racial segregation legal as “separate but equal.”
Air Date: February 22, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 49:37Waiting for final Mueller report? It may be short on detail
The exact timing of Mueller's endgame is unclear.
7 years ago
Plessy v. Ferguson: How racial segregation became law
STEVE LUXENBERG, a former Washington Post editor ...
7 years ago
Listen 35:30The legal challenges to Trump’s national emergency
We discuss the legal arguments and challenges to President Trump's declaration of a national emergency to get funding for a border wall.
7 years ago
Listen 13:30The trial over Pa.’s prison mail policy may be heading toward a settlement
The unprecedented security measures at the center of this trial involved giving inmates photocopies of their mail, while the prison temporarily stored the originals.
7 years ago
Penn State ex-president Spanier’s request for appeal denied
Graham Spanier, 70, had argued the trial judge and a lower appeals court wrongly relied on a statute of limitations law that prosecutors never cited.
7 years ago
Push for N.J. laws to cover drones over schools, homes
Lawmakers say their big concern is that a camera could be attached to a drone by someone seeking to spy on a neighbor or to take photos without their permission.
7 years ago
Advocates ask FTC to investigate Facebook over kids’ in-game purchases
Parents also say Facebook made it challenging to find out how to report what had happened and often would not reimburse parents.
7 years ago
Couple pleads guilty to stealing Sandy relief funds
A North Jersey couple has pleaded guilty to stealing nearly $153,000 by filing fraudulent applications for relief funds.
7 years ago
The end of civil asset forfeiture? U.S. Supreme Court ruling has advocates hopeful
The U.S. Supreme Court placed limits on the civil asset forfeiture, but Pennsylvania’s high court already reined in the program throughout the state.
7 years ago
Coast Guard lieutenant had hit list of lawmakers and media figures, feds say
Federal agents found 15 firearms and more than 1,000 rounds of ammunition when Christopher Hasson was arrested. Authorities deem him a 'domestic terrorist.'
7 years ago
Is Pa.’s prison mail policy legal? It might depend (in part) on how fast guards can read
A federal trial is underway on whether Pennsylvania's policy for handling legal mail sent to prisons violates inmates' First Amendment rights.
7 years ago
Court: Constitutional ban on high fines applies to states
The case drew interest from liberal groups concerned about police abuses and conservative organizations opposed to excessive regulation.
7 years ago