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Rep. Mark Rozzi, D-Berks, speaks at a rally in Pennsylvania's Capitol to support legislation he has written to lift time limits for authorities to pursue charges of child sexual abuse, Tuesday, June 12, 2018 in Harrisburg, Pa. (AP Photo/Marc Levy)
Keystone Crossroads
Criminal Justice
Pennsylvania
Religion

With 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.

7 years ago

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(Steve Ruark/AP Photo, file)
Criminal Justice
Race & Ethnicity

Juneteenth: 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

Meek Mill reaches out to supporters outside the Criminal Justice Center before his hearing to ask for a new trial on 10-year-old gun and drug charges.
Criminal Justice
Philadelphia

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

The Supreme Court Building is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo)
Immigration
Politics

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

The Supreme Court on Monday punted on the merits of partisan gerrymandering. The decision could make it more difficult for challengers of the practice to bring cases in the futur
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Keystone Crossroads
Elections
Politics

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

A 2-year-old Honduran girl cries as her mother, who seeks asylum, is detained at the Southern border near McAllen, Texas, in June. (John Moore/Getty Images)
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Immigration
National

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.

7 years ago

Attorney General Jeff Sessions (Susan Walsh/AP Photo, file)
NewsWorks Tonight
Criminal Justice
Immigration
Politics

AG Sessions bashes Philadelphia, defends new border policies in Scranton visit

Sessions spoke at Lackawanna College, one of a handful of engagements in which he's defended controversial federal immigration enforcement policies.

7 years ago

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Paul Manafort arrives for a hearing at District Court in Washington, D.C., on Friday. A judge ordered him to jail ahead of his trial in connection with alleged witness tampering. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images)
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National
Politics

Judge orders Paul Manafort detained amid witness tampering allegations

Manafort is facing charges that include alleged money laundering, tax evasion, conspiracy and failure to register as a foreign agent.

7 years ago

The FBI seal is attached to a podium prior to Director Christopher A. Wray speaking at a news conference at FBI Headquarters, Thursday in Washington, D.C.
(Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
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National
Politics

The huge Justice Department IG report is out. What comes next?

The Justice Department's internal watchdog agency unveiled a report Thursday that provides an inflection point in the never-ending war over the 2016 presidential campaign.

7 years ago

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Immigration

‘These are not kids kept in cages’: Inside a Texas shelter for immigrant youth

Casa Padre is a former Walmart Super Center converted into living, recreation and dining quarters for 1,469 immigrant boys, ages 10 to 17.

7 years ago

U.S. Supreme Court (J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo)
International
National

Supreme Court addresses question of foreign law in U.S. courts

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg wrote for a unanimous court.

7 years ago

Bill Cosby arrives for a pretrial hearing in his sexual assault case, Thursday, March 29, 2018, at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pa. (Matt Slocum/AP Photo)

Bill Cosby ousts legal team ahead of September sentencing hearing

Bill Cosby has ousted the high-powered defense team whose aggressive tactics failed to sway jurors from convicting him of sexual assault ...

7 years ago

Mariner East 2 pipeline construction crews work in the backyards of homes on Lisa Drive in West Whiteland Township, Chester County, on May 2. Sinkholes that opened in the area prompted the state's Public Utility Commission to order that an existing pipeline nearby, the Mariner East 1, be shut down until it could be determined that the sinkholes didn't threaten its safety. PUC on May 3 approved a re-start of Mariner East 1. (Marie Cusick/WITF)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Energy
Environment
Pennsylvania

PUC keeps lid on Mariner East 2 work, but allows ME1 to re-start

In a split decision, the PUC found no evidence that Mariner East 1 poses a public safety threat but orders Sunoco to comply with judge's orders on Mariner East 2.

7 years ago

A sign announces a polling place in Spanish outside of the Harrison Community Center during New Jersey's primary election June 5. (Julio Cortez/AP)
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National
Politics

Supreme Court strikes down state law barring ‘political’ apparel in polling places

In an extremely narrow opinion, SCOTUS Thursday struck down a law that bars voters inside a polling place from wearing political badges, buttons, and other insignia.

7 years ago

Ryan Burke, one of the former fraternity members charged in the hazing death of Penn State student Timothy Piazza, pleaded guilty Wednesday. (Min Xian/ WPSU)
Higher Education
Pennsylvania

First defendant pleads guilty in fatal Penn State hazing

Ryan Burke is accepting responsibility and didn’t ask for a plea agreement, his attorney said.

7 years ago

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