
Courts & Law
Killers of Philly cop take plea deal to avoid death penalty
Family members of Sgt. Robert Wilson III were told late Friday about the plea deal for brothers Carlton Hipps and Ramone Williams that offered life plus 50 to 100 years.
7 years ago
Listen 1:57Pennsylvania State Police launch body-camera pilot program
Mary Catherine Roper of the ACLU of Pennsylvania gives the new policy a B-minus.
7 years ago
Mother and son reunite at airport; U.S. had split them because of migrant status
To gain their release from custody and last night's reunion, the woman sued the U.S. government.
7 years ago
In major privacy win, Supreme Court rules police need warrant to track your cellphone
In a major win for privacy rights, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Friday that police must obtain a search warrant in order to get access to cellphone location information.
7 years ago
Pa. AG Shapiro joins lawsuit against Trump admin over family separation
Aside from Pennsylvania, nine other states are involved, and more may join.
7 years ago
Delving into the story behind the story of sexual harassment at Philly City Hall
Morning Edition host Jennifer Lynn, talks with journalists Max Marin and Ryan Briggs about how sexual harassment in city government has gone unreported and unrecorded.
7 years ago
Listen 6:364 more charged with Sandy fraud
New Jersey authorities announced Wednesday criminal charges against four more people for allegedly filing fraudulent federal Superstorm Sandy relief fund applications.
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Court halts release of report on Pennsylvania priest abuse
Pennsylvania's highest court is holding up the public release of a grand jury report expected to reveal details of sexual abuse by Roman Catholic priests in Pennsylvania.
7 years ago
After 40 years, Debbie Africa of MOVE Nine released from prison
The first member of the MOVE Nine imprisoned for the third-degree murder of a Philadelphia police officer in 1978 is released from prison.
7 years ago
Listen 2:18With major church sex-abuse report looming, lawmaker renews push for more rights for Pa. victims
State Rep. Mark Rozzi, D-Berks, is pushing to end the statute of limitations on child sex abuse cases and give victims abused long ago another chance to file a claim.
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Listen 1:42Juneteenth: Freedom’s promise is still denied to thousands of blacks unable to make bail
June 19 marks Juneteenth, a celebration of the de facto end of slavery in the United States.
7 years ago
Rapper Meek Mill must wait on request for new trial
Mill and his lawyers are asking for a new trial on a 2008 conviction on drug and gun charges.
7 years ago
Trump admin. asks high court to halt sanctuary cities ruling
The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to allow it to largely implement a policy of withholding public safety grants from "sanctuary cities."
7 years ago
Supreme Court punts on partisan gerrymandering, leaving status quo in place
The Supreme Court declined to address the central questions at the heart of whether the practice is constitutional.
7 years ago
Trump administration to open temporary tent shelter in Texas for migrant children
The number of migrant children detained by the U.S. government has grown to almost 2,000 minors.
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