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Protesters gather on Capitol Hill at the office of GOP Sen. Susan Collins of Maine to protest the nomination of Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh.
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Gender
Government Accountability
National

New poll finds Americans deeply divided by gender on Kavanaugh nomination

The stakes are high for Thursday's Capitol Hill hearing, pitting Trump Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh against Christine Blasey Ford

7 years ago

Bill Cosby is escorted out of the Montgomery County Correctional Facility, Tuesday Sept. 25, 2018, in Eagleville, Pa., following his sentencing to three-to-10-year prison sentence for sexual assault. (AP Photo/Jacqueline Larma)
Law
Media
Philadelphia

With Bill Cosby in prison, what’s next?

Cosby's legal team says it will appeal, but he'll be in prison when they do.

7 years ago

Listen 1:11
Women and allies gathered in Center City Philadelphia as part of a national walkout to show support for Christine Blasey Ford and Deborah Ramirez, two women who claim Supreme Court Judge nominee Brett Kavanaugh assaulted them. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Gender
National
Social Justice

Hearing on Kavanaugh allegations puts #MeToo to the test

Advocates say the handling of the complaints shows how far the movement still has to go.

7 years ago

Tuesday's discussion between officials of the Department of Justice and state attorneys general focused on the rapid growth of tech companies like Facebook and Google and their handling of user data. (Alain Jocard/AFP/Getty Images)
NPR
National
Technology

Attorneys General zoom in on tech privacy and power

The attorneys general also talked about how antitrust laws might be used to set the right standard of consumer privacy.

7 years ago

Anita Hill testified in 1991 that she was sexually harassed by then-Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas. (AP)
NPR
Gender
National
Politics

Anita Hill says Kavanaugh accuser hearing ‘cannot be fair’

Hill says there is going to be an inherent power imbalance in the hearing.

7 years ago

Bill Cosby is taken away in handcuffs after he was sentenced to three-to 10-years for felony sexual assault on Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2018, in Norristown, Pa. (Mark Makela/Pool Photo via AP)

Judge sentences Bill Cosby to 3-10 years in state prison

A Montgomery County judge sentenced disgraced comedian Bill Cosby to three to ten years in state prison

7 years ago

Listen 4:31
A parishioner celebrates communion at the Cathedral Church of Saint Patrick in Harrisburg, Pa., Friday, Aug. 17, 2018. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Keystone Crossroads
Criminal Justice
Pennsylvania
Religion

Pa. Supreme Court to hear arguments Wednesday over redactions in clergy sex abuse report

On Wednesday, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court will weigh arguments over redactions in the explosive grand ...

7 years ago

Listen 1:21
The Gretz Brewery complex in Kensington has been vacant since 1961. (Ashley Hahn/PlanPhilly)
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Changing Communities
Income Inequality
Pennsylvania
PlanPhilly

Pa. Supreme Court restores Philly’s right to fight blight

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court reaffirmed the city’s ability to force property owners to maintain appearances of their vacant buildings, reversing a 2015 lower court ruling.

7 years ago

Kelly Williams carries a sign voicing support for legislation that would change the statute of limitations for child sex crimes, during a march in Harrisburg, Pa., Monday, Sept. 24, 2018. At right is her husband Brent. A proposal to give victims of child sexual abuse a two-year window to sue over allegations that would otherwise be too old to pursue was overwhelmingly approved by the state House on Monday, as supporters cheered from the gallery. (Steve Mellon/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP)
Keystone Crossroads
Criminal Justice
Pennsylvania

Pa. House moves key amendment allowing retroactive child sex abuse suits

The state House has approved an amendment that would open a two-year window for child sex abuse victims to file ...

7 years ago

Members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives advanced a measure to outlaw automatic deductions from state workers’ paychecks.debate.
Keystone Crossroads
Criminal Justice
Pennsylvania

After months of waiting, gun protection bill up for a vote in Pa. House

The state House is expected to pass a proposal Tuesday making it hard ...

7 years ago

Sen. Susan Collins

Senator Collins: Kavanaugh’s 2nd accuser should be allowed to testify

Senator Susan Collins says investigators on the Senate Judiciary Committee should reach out to Ramirez for an interview.

7 years ago

New Castle County police chief Col. Vaughn Bond announces that Kwesi Hudson, 47, has been charged in a series of sexual assaults and robberies involving female victims. (Zoë Read/WHYY)
Criminal Justice
Delaware
Policing
Public Safety

Man charged with series of Delaware sexual assaults, robberies

A 47-year-old Claymont-area man has been charged for a series of sexual assaults and robberies involving female victims in suburban New Castle County.

7 years ago

Bill Cosby arrives for his sentencing hearing
Criminal Justice
Gender

At Cosby sentencing hearing, Constand family says he ruined lives

If the court listens to the prosecution, 81-year-old Cosby will receive the maximum possible punishment under the law of 10 years in state prison.

7 years ago

 In this March 7, 2017, file photo, then-Deputy Attorney General-designate Rod Rosenstein, listens on Capitol Hill in Washington, during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Dem: Axing deputy AG would help obstruction case

Updated 3:17 p.m. — The House Judiciary Committee’s top-ranking Democrat says President Donald Tru ...

7 years ago

(J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo, file)
Infrastructure
New Jersey

New Jersey may require extra steps before utilities can shut off power

A new bill would require electric companies to inquire if customers suffer a health impairment before power was cut off.

7 years ago

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