Courts & Law
Philly police update defiant trespass policy after Starbucks arrests
The Philadelphia Police Department updated its policy on when to arrest people accused of trespassing on private property.
6 years ago
Listen 2:11Pennsylvania, for first time, sets methane regulations on natural gas wells
Gov. Wolf touts the rules, which apply only to new wells.
6 years ago
ICE to send 1,600 detainees to federal prisons
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement says it has acquired new space in federal prisons to house immigrant detainees — more than 1,600 beds.
6 years ago
Philly pride, a wedding cake and the supreme court
Air Date: June 8, 2018 10:00 am
Listen 48:54Ocean County man gets 10-year prison term for stealing from investment clients
An Ocean County investment manager was sentenced Thursday to a lengthy prison term for stealing more than $400,000 from clients, state authorities announced.
6 years ago
Pa. doctor charged with drug delivery resulting in death
Police are increasingly using the charge of drug delivery resulting in death to target street heroin dealers.
6 years ago
Criminal justice reform advocates decry Pa.’s life without parole law at Chester rally
6 years ago
Exonerated after 25 years in prison, Philly man gets record-setting $10 million from city
Anthony Wright was granted a new trial in the 1991 slaying on the basis of new DNA evidence, and a jury acquitted him in 2016.
6 years ago
Federal judge says Philly’s sanctuary city policies made ‘in good faith,’ delivers blow to Sessions
Mayor Jim Kenney declares U.S. ruling “total and complete victory” for Philadelphia.
6 years ago
Listen 2:25In cases of ‘nuisance’ farms, Pa. plaintiffs are often out of luck
Pennsylvania law makes it near-impossible to sue farms for nuisances like smells.
6 years ago
Pa. attorney general fights Trump rule to cut birth control from health insurance plans
The case has moved to the U.S. Court of the Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
6 years ago
Wildwood officers in beach arrest won't face criminal charges
6 years ago
Man displayed ‘disturbing’ sign referencing bomb in Wildwood, police say
6 years ago
Mueller’s team accuses Manafort of witness tampering
They asked a judge to end his house arrest and consider pre-trial detention.
6 years ago
Supreme Court justices side with Colorado baker on same-sex wedding cake
Supreme Court rules narrowly for Colorado baker who wouldn't make same-sex wedding cake
6 years ago