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Courts & Law

The E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthouse in Washington, D.C., where a federal judge ruled against the Trump administration's detention of asylum-seekers.
NPR
Immigration

Federal judge orders administration to end arbitrary detention of asylum-seekers

It is a legal setback for the Trump administration's immigration policies.

7 years ago

A case centered around allegations that U.S. Rep. Bob Brady used campaign funds to pay a political rival to drop as 2012 primary challenge is nearing the end in U.S. District Court in Philadelphia. (WHYY, file)

FBI terror suspect allegedly planned to attack Philly on Labor Day

During Pitts’ last meeting with the undercover agent on Sunday, Pitts also discussed his interest in planning a future attack in Philadelphia, where he once lived.

7 years ago

 OxyContin pills are arranged for a photo at a pharmacy in Montpelier, Vt. on Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013. As in previous recent years, opioid drugs — which include OxyContin and Vicodin — were the biggest problem, contributing to 3 out of 4 medication overdose deaths. (Toby Talbot/AP Photo)
NPR
Addiction
Criminal Justice
Policing

Bystanders to fatal overdoses increasingly becoming criminal defendants

More and more, trouble is following fellow drug users, friends and relatives of those dying from overdoses.

7 years ago

Abortion rights supporters and opponents protest outside the U.S. Supreme Court on January 27, 2017. The issue of abortion will spark millions of dollars in spending on advocacy for and against President Trump's Supreme Court nominee. (Zach Gibson/AFP/Getty Images)
NPR
Politics
Social Justice

A lifetime investment: Big money pours into Supreme Court battle

President Trump hasn't yet nominated a replacement for Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy, but the fight over confirming that nominee began the day Kennedy gave notice.

7 years ago

Bill Cosby arrives for his sexual assault trial, Thursday, April 26, 2018, at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pa. (Matt Slocum/AP Photo)
Pennsylvania

Montco’s preliminary tally for Cosby trials cost tops $400,000

Whether Cosby must reimburse the county for the costs of his two trials as part of his sentence – or if taxpayers will pick up some of the tab – will be decided in the fall

7 years ago

Chief Justice John Roberts (Win McNamee/AP Pool Photo)
Politics

Roberts, right of Kennedy, is new center of Supreme Court

Chief Justice John Roberts is the Supreme Court's new man in the middle. It's just that the middle may have moved well to the right.

7 years ago

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Business
Home & Family
Law

Fireworks are (mostly) legal now in the tri-state area. Here’s what you need to know.

Over the last year, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware have all relaxed their consumer fireworks laws.

7 years ago

Budynek Sądu Najwyższego w Waszyngtonie fot.Michael Reynolds/EPA
Radio Times
Law
Politics

The Supreme Court: Kennedy’s retirement and recent rulings

Guests: Lisa Tucker, David Rudovsky Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy announced this week that he would be re ...

Air Date: June 29, 2018 10:00 am

Listen 48:56
Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, speaks during an event on Capitol Hill in 2016. Lee is the only member of the Senate on Trump's list. (Leigh Vogel/Getty Images)
NPR
National
Politics

Trump says he will nominate new Supreme Court Justice from this list

Here is a look at who is under consideration.

7 years ago

Renee Tartaglione exits the federal courthouse in Philadelphia Wednesday. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Philadelphia
Politics

Family pleads for mercy, sentencing delayed in Renee Tartaglione’s $2 million scam

A jury last year convicted Renee Tartaglione on 53 charges including theft, fraud and tax evasion.

7 years ago

Legal representatives of the victims of a fatal propane tank explosion at Third and Wyoming streets in Philadelphia in July 2014 discuss a $160 million settlement. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Philadelphia

Historic settlement for victims of Philly food truck explosion

Two minors injured in the explosion and fire, as well as the family of the truck owner and her daughter killed in the blast, will share the $160 million award

7 years ago

Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner discusses his office's policy on unauthorized immigrants victimized by crime.
Criminal Justice
Immigration
Philadelphia

Philly DA vows to protect unauthorized immigrants victimized by crime

Larry Krasner's pledge is in response to U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions saying that fleeing gangs or domestic violence no longer qualifies as cause for seeking asylum.

7 years ago

Supreme Court Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy is seen during a ceremony in the Rose Garden at the White House April 10, 2017. Earlier in the day Neil Gorsuch, 49, was sworn in as the 113th Associate Justice in a private ceremony at the Supreme Court. (Eric Thayer/Getty Images)
NPR
National
Politics

Supreme court to lose its swing voter: Justice Anthony Kennedy to retire

Kennedy announced his retirement Wednesday, setting the stage for what promises to be an epic political battle over his replacement.

7 years ago

Members of the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers at a center city rally. The U.S. Supreme Court decision Wednesday could cripple the political influence of teachers' unions. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo, file)
Keystone Crossroads
K-12
Pennsylvania
Politics

Pa. teachers unions could feel brunt of Supreme Court decision

Conservative groups cheered the decision as a triumph for free speech.

7 years ago

Listen 3:41
People gather at the Supreme Court awaiting a decision in an Illinois union dues case, Janus v. AFSCME, on Monday. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)
NPR
Business
National
Politics

Supreme Court deals blow to government unions

SCOTUS ruled Wednesday that government workers who choose not to join a union cannot be charged for the cost of collective bargaining.

7 years ago

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