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A federal appeals court ruled a Delaware requirement political affiliation balance among Supreme, Superior and Chancery Court judges is unconstitutional. (Photo courtesy of Rhonda Bowman)
Delaware

Delaware requirement to split party affiliation in judge positions is unconstitutional, federal court rules

A three-judge federal panel finds that the requirement for Delaware judges violates “freedom of association rights.”

7 years ago

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A robotic deer decoy used by New Jersey conservation officers. (Image courtesy of the N.J. Division of Fish and Wildlife)
Down the Shore
New Jersey

Officials catch would-be poachers with lifelike ‘robotic’ deer decoy

New Jersey wildlife officials say they have caught three would-be poachers thanks to the help of a "robotic" deer decoy.

7 years ago

A diamondback terrapin turtle. (Big Stock)
Down the Shore
New Jersey

Pa. man pleads guilty to trafficking prized turtles

U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania says David Sommers on Monday admitted to sending a package to Canada in 2014 containing 11 turtles.

7 years ago

U.S. Attorney William McSwain announces a lawsuit to prevent a supervised injection site from opening in Philadelphia.
Keystone Crossroads
Criminal Justice
Pennsylvania
Public Health

Federal prosecutors sue to stop nation’s first planned ‘supervised injection site’ in Philly

The civil lawsuit is the first time the federal government has intervened in the hotly debated issue of supervised injection sites.

7 years ago

Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner is pictured in the District Attorney's Office in Center City on Friday February 1, 2019. (Brad Larrison for WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Criminal Justice
Pennsylvania

After year one, Philly DA Larry Krasner earns praise from reformers, scorn from victim advocates

After a year in office, Larry Krasner, considered one of the most progressive district attorneys in the nation, sees himself as orchestrating his own movement.

7 years ago

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A state trooper pulled over Rebecca Castro, a US citizen, and questioned her passengers about their legal status. That behavior is now forbidden in Pennsylvania, according to new regulations aimed at halting unlawful searches and detentions. (Jose F. Moreno/Philadelphia Inquirer)
Immigration
Pennsylvania
Policing
ProPublica

Pa. State Police now limited in flagging undocumented immigrants to ICE

The state police just implemented a policy banning some of the most egregious behavior exposed in an investigation last year.

7 years ago

Former Penn State University assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky arrives at the Centre County Courthouse for a hearing about his appeal on his child sex-abuse conviction in Bellefonte, Pa., Oct. 29, 2015. (Gene J. Puskar/AP Photo)
Criminal Justice
Pennsylvania

Former Penn State coach, sex offender Sandusky gets new sentencing

Jerry Sandusky, 75, was sentenced in 2012 to 30 to 60 years, but a Pennsylvania Superior Court panel said that included the improper application of mandatory minimums.

7 years ago

In this aerial photo, sand fills the streets in the wake of Superstorm Sandy, Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012, along the Jersey Shore, N.J. (Mike Groll/AP Photo)
Down the Shore
Criminal Justice
New Jersey

Shore man pleads guilty to stealing nearly $1M in Sandy funds

A New Jersey contractor has pleaded guilty to stealing $750,000 in Superstorm Sandy funds.

7 years ago

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Health Care
Pennsylvania
Transforming Health

Pa. trial lawyers and doctors clash over planned medical malpractice rule change

The debate is pitting doctors and health systems against personal injury trial lawyers and the state Supreme Court.

7 years ago

Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby walks through a city neighborhood on August 24, 2016. (Larry French/Getty Images)
NPR
Criminal Justice

Baltimore state’s attorney will no longer prosecute marijuana possession cases

Instead of marijuana, Marilyn Mosby asserted that resources should be used to police and prosecute Baltimore's growing homicide rate.

7 years ago

Prisoners call out to protesters and family members gathers outside the Metropolitan Detention Center, a federal prison where prisoners have been without heat, hot water, electricity and proper sanitation due to an electrical failure since earlier in the week, Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (Kathy Willens/AP Photo)
Criminal Justice
Government Accountability

Protesters pushed back at NYC federal jail where power out

Protesters have gathered outside the facility in recent days following news reports that those housed there have largely been without heat or power for the past week.

7 years ago

The state Capitol building in Harrisburg. (Tom Downing/WITF)
Politics

Voters may be asked to weigh in on victims’ rights this year

The ACLU says the amendment could make it harder for defendants to get the information they need to defend themselves.

7 years ago

A London jury convicted a woman of committing female genital mutilation on her daughter, when the child was 3. It is first time anyone in the U.K. has been found guilty of the crime since it became illegal in 1985. (Kirsty O'Connor /Press Association Images via Getty Images)
NPR
International

In UK first, court convicts mother for female genital mutilation

Advocacy groups celebrated the verdict on Friday on behalf of victims.

7 years ago

A bunk bed and desks are seen inside a cell at a Virginia detention center contracted by ICE. (Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images)
NPR
Immigration

ICE failed to hold detention center contractors accountable, report finds

According to the report, ICE found 14,000 deficiencies between October 2015 to June 2018 but only issued two fines.

7 years ago

Evelyn Piazza, seated with her husband James, and son Michael, speaks during an interview on Monday May 15, 2017, in New York. The Piazza's talked about Timothy Piazza, 19, a brother, son and Penn State sophomore who died in February after he was put through a hazing ritual at his fraternity house and forced to drink dangerous amounts of alcohol in a short amount of time. (Bebeto Matthews/AP Photo)
Higher Education
Pennsylvania
Public Safety

Parents of Penn State pledge sue frat members over his death

Lawyers for Tim Piazza's parents announced the federal wrongful death lawsuit Friday and also disclosed they have reached a confidential monetary settlement with Penn State.

7 years ago

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