Courts & Law
Judge rules against State Department in same-sex couple’s citizenship lawsuit
Andrew and Elad Dvash-Banks have twin sons, born four minutes apart. The U.S. State Department has maintained that one is a U.S. citizen and one is not.
7 years ago
R. Kelly bond set at $1M after arrest on charges of aggravated sexual abuse
Kelly is being allowed to go free as he awaits trial after posting $100,000, or 10 percent of the bond.
7 years ago
Mueller: Manafort ‘brazenly violated the law’ for years
Citing Manafort's lies to the FBI, several government agencies and his own lawyer, prosecutors said that "upon release from jail, Manafort presents a grave risk of recidivism.
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The U.S. adoption system discriminates against darker-skinned children
When it comes to adoption, Americans might assume that each child is treated equally. But research shows that darker-skinned children are repeatedly discriminated against.
7 years ago
AG Shapiro investigating ‘environmental crimes’ in Pa.
The woman who sued natural gas driller Range Resources over alleged air and water contamination at her Mt. Pleasant, Pa. home, testified before an investigative grand jury.
7 years ago
Pa. Corrections Department settling lawsuit over contentious legal mail policy
The DOC has confirmed it will stop photocopying inmates’ legal mail and go back to giving them original copies.
7 years ago
Delaware County asks to join ‘safety seven’ suit challenging Mariner East pipeline
Delaware County is the latest public entity seeking to join the ongoing lawsuit, which alleges unsafe conditions and a need for more emergency planning.
7 years ago
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.
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