
Courts & Law
Philly taxicab drivers down, but not out, after losing federal appeal against Uber
Despite taking a bruising legal hit in federal court this week, some Philadelphia cabbies say they’re not worried ride-hailing companies like Uber will drive them out of town.
7 years ago
Cosby defense takes different tack, claiming accuser plotted to extort celebrity
Montgomery County Judge Steven O'Neill rules jury will be sequestered during retrial on sex assault charges.
7 years ago
The 5 other accusers chosen to testify at Cosby’s retrial
The accusers, including model Janice Dickinson, were chosen from a group of eight women whose allegations date as far back as the early 1980s.
7 years ago
Sessions pushes to speed up immigration courts, deportations
The attorney general may also limit when judges can grant continuances, and who qualifies for asylum in the United States.
7 years ago
Philly DA wants prison costs included as judge calculates offender’s debt to society
Larry Krasner's direction to prosecutors is igniting a debate about whether the price tag of punishment belongs in courtrooms.
7 years ago
Listen 4:45Corruption case of former Philly sheriff goes to jury
John Green served as city sheriff for 22 years. He's accused of directing contracts to companies owned by a friend who allegedly rewarded him with lavish payments.
7 years ago
A needle in a legal haystack could sink a major Supreme Court privacy case
Can a U.S. technology company can refuse to honor a court-ordered U.S. search warrant seeking information that is stored at a facility outside the United States.
7 years ago
Judge tosses involuntary manslaughter charges in frat death
It's the second major blow to the prosecution's case.
7 years ago
Police deem suspicious item found at recycling center safe
A suspicious item discovered at an Ocean County recycling facility Tuesday evening was ultimately deemed harmless. An employee at ...
7 years ago
Top public defender says ‘automatic detainers’ are illegal, swelling Philly jail population
In a confidential memo, Philadelphia’s top public defender accuses the city’s court system of systemically depriving thousands of people of their due process rights.
7 years ago
Listen 2:542 officers in black man’s fatal shooting won’t be charged
Louisiana's attorney general ruled out criminal charges Tuesday against two white Baton Rouge police officers in the fatal shooting of a black man outside a convenience store.
7 years ago
N.J. lawmaker wants to roll back criminal justice changes, bring back cash bail
Assemblyman John McKeon, D-Essex, has proposed returning to judges the power to require monetary bail amounts for any criminal defendant.
7 years ago
Federal Trade Commission is investigating Facebook over privacy practices
Tom Pahl, acting director of the FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection, said the probe would include whether the company engaged in "unfair acts" that cause "substantial injury"
7 years ago
Stormy Daniels and the President
Guests: Max Kennerly, Frances Stead Sellers Sunday night’s 60 Minutes interview with Stormy Daniels ...
Air Date: March 26, 2018 10:00 am
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