
Courts & Law
Corruption 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
Listen 49:29Proposed law would make life without parole a thing of the past in Pennsylvania
Being sentenced to life without the possibility of parole could be a thing of the past in Pennsylvania under a bill proposed by State Sen. Sharif Street.
7 years ago
No appeal in suit on religious cemeteries selling headstones
More than 800 parishioners who already purchased inscription rights for monuments within archdiocese cemeteries are unaffected by the decision.
7 years ago
DOJ charges 9 Iranians in massive hacking scheme
The Justice Department said the hackers were affiliated with an Iranian company called the Mabna Institute, which prosecutors say contracted with the Iranian government.
7 years ago
June opening expected for Graterford replacement prison in Montgomery County
More than two years behind schedule, $400 million complex in Skippack will have death-row unit.
7 years ago
Newly acquired Eagles DE Bennett charged with injuring elderly paraplegic
Authorities say Bennett was a spectator at the game in Houston.
7 years ago
Unlike much of the rest of Washington, the Supreme Court is no snowflake
At the highest court in America, it was just another day at work.
7 years ago