
Courts & Law
The Trump administration encouraged prosecutors to seek felony charges against those who re-enter the U.S. after being deported.
7 years ago
Philly mayor: Starbucks arrests ‘exemplify what racial discrimination looks like in 2018’
Philadelphia Police Commissioner Richard Ross says the police officers who arrested two black men at a Starbucks in Center City "did absolutely nothing wrong."
7 years ago
For cops who want to help ICE crack down on illegal immigration, Pennsylvania is a free-for-all
Without guidelines or oversight, some officers are using traffic stops to question Hispanics and turn over undocumented immigrants to ICE.
7 years ago
Listen 5:35President Trump pardons ‘Scooter’ Libby, former Cheney chief of staff
The Libby pardon is only the latest twist in a story of spies, leaks, accusations of hidden motives and abuse of power.
7 years ago
On the stand, Cosby’s main accuser said she came to court ‘for justice’
Andrea Constand remembers thinking it was “absurd” for Bill Cosby, her friend and mentor, to have a romantic interest in her.
7 years ago
Listen 4:45Bill would weaken standards on conventional oil and gas drillers in Pa.
The measure marks the latest move in a protracted legal and political battle over how to regulate the state’s oil and gas industry.
7 years ago
In Pennsylvania, it’s open season on undocumented immigrants
ICE’s Philadelphia office is making more 'at-large' arrests of immigrants without criminal convictions than anywhere else in America.
7 years ago
Justice Dept. investigating early-decision admissions at elite colleges
The system has been criticized as favoring students from wealthy families, who are able to commit without knowing what financial aid they'll receive.
7 years ago
Cosby accuser on omitting assault in memoir: ‘I wasn’t under oath when I wrote book’
Not long before reality TV star and former model Janice Dickinson says Bill Cosby raped her in 1984, she snapped a picture of the iconic entertainer in a hotel in Lake Tahoe.
7 years ago
Third Cosby accuser says he gave her pills, then she passed out on backgammon board
Janice Baker-Kinney was the third woman to tell a Montgomery County jury the 80-year-old comedian gave her a substance that knocked her out before he sexually assaulted her.
7 years ago
Catalyzed by Cosby, advocates aim to end time limits on reporting sexual assault
Comedian Bill Cosby's retrial is underway, and some activists hope the case will highlight their fight to end statutes of limitations on prosecuting sex crimes.
7 years ago
Listen 3:03Second Cosby accuser tells jury ‘Dr. Huxtable’ humped her leg at the Las Vegas Hilton
Bill Cosby accuser Chelan Lasha testified on Wednesday that the comedian drugged her and humped her leg in a suite at the Las Vegas Hilton in 1986.
7 years ago
Cosby accuser told Constand, ‘I got your back, sister’
Bill Cosby’s attorneys sought to portray one of his accusers as an attention-seeker influenced by other women sharing their allegations against the comedian
7 years ago
Listen 2:48F.B.I. raid on Michael Cohen’s offices
Guest: Mimi Rocah Yesterday the F.B.I. raided the offices and home of Michael Cohen, President Trump’s personal ...
Air Date: April 11, 2018
Listen 14:16Appealing a public records request denial in N.J.? Don’t hold your breath
For one public records requester, the wait to have her complaint ruled on surpassed two years.
7 years ago
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