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Courts & Law

In Germany, very few police departments have tried to diverse their officers by recruiting more people with a
NPR
Immigration
International

For local cops in Germany, no talk of ‘sanctuary cities’

Unlike in the U.S., asylum claims in Germany are handled by state-level authorities — and when someone is ordered deported, enforcement usually falls to local police.

8 years ago

In this July 26, 2018, photo, Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh meets with Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Okla., on Capitol Hill in Washington. More than a decade after he served as what’s been called the president’s “inbox and outbox,” Kavanaugh’s role as White House staff secretary to President George W. Bush has become a flashpoint as Republicans push his confirmation to the Supreme Court. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Politics

Senators spar on access to Kavanaugh’s staff secretary work

Democrats want to see records from the time, portraying the potentially millions of documents as vital to understanding his approach to the law.

8 years ago

A plaque marks the U.S. border on the Paso Del Norte Port of Entry bridge which connects the U.S. and Mexico on July 23, 2018. As many as 2,551 migrant children ages 5 to 17 were separated from their families after they crossed into the U.S. from Mexico along the border. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
NPR
Immigration
National

Judge to appoint special monitor to oversee detention facilities

The parties have until Aug. 10 to agree on a proposed monitor.

8 years ago

The state Judicial Center in Harrisburg, where the Supreme Court spends part of its time. (AP Photo)
Pennsylvania
Religion

Redacted version of clergy abuse report will be made public, court orders

The report's slated to be out as soon as August 8, and by August 14 at the latest.

8 years ago

Pope Francis (Andrew Medichini/AP)
Pennsylvania
Religion

Lawyers criticize Pa. AG Shapiro’s appeal to Pope Francis in abuse probe

Attorney General Josh Shapiro sent a letter to the pope Wednesday asking him to intervene.

8 years ago

The Trump administration has indicated it intends to issue a proposal to halt Obama-era emissions targets. (David Goldman/AP Photo, File)
Environment
National
Transportation

Pa. prepares to sue over expected Trump vehicle emission changes

State Attorney General Josh Shapiro said if emissions standards are indeed rolled back, he plans to file suit against the federal government.

8 years ago

Philadelphia Police Department headquarters at 7th and Race streets (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Philadelphia

Philadelphia man arrested in sexual assaults, armed robberies

He's suspected in the sexual assaults of three women earlier this month near Belmont Plateau in Fairmount Park

8 years ago

Rep. Grace Meng, D-N.Y. (center) held a press conference earlier this month outside Manhattan federal court with Liz OuYang (left) of the New York Immigration Coalition and other critics of the new citizenship question on the 2020 census. (Hansi Lo Wang/NPR)
NPR
Immigration
National
Politics

Multi-state lawsuit against census citizenship question to move ahead

8 years ago

This image taken from surveillance video released by the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office, shows Markeis McGlockton (far left) and Michael Drejka involved in an altercation in a convenience store parking lot in Clearwater, Fla., last week. (AP)
NPR
Criminal Justice
National

After parking lot shooting, Florida’s ‘stand your ground’ law scrutinized again

Under Florida's stand your ground law, a person in fear for his or her life is justified in using deadly force to stop an attack.

8 years ago

In this May 7, 2018 photo, Philadelphia 76ers' co-owner Michael Rubin, center, talks with rappers Lil Uzi Vert, left, and Meek Mill during the first half of Game 4 of an NBA basketball second-round playoff series against the Boston Celtics in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Race & Ethnicity

Sports apparel company with Philly tie accused of racial discrimination

The federal complaint accuses the company of harassing and retaliating against a longtime employee because he is black — and favoring white employees over black employees.

8 years ago

A Brazilian mother, who asked to be identified only as W.R., was reunified with with her 9-year-old son A.R. in Boston on July 16.
NPR
Immigration
International

Government unable to track hundreds of parents it separated from their children

As many as 463 parents may have been deported or have voluntarily left the U.S. without their children

8 years ago

Attorney General Jeff Sessions delivers remarks at the Justice Department's Executive Officer for Immigration Review (EOIR) Annual Legal Training Program on Monday in Tysons, Va. Sessions spoke about his plan to limit reasons for people to claim asylum in the U.S
Politics

Sessions laughs at “Lock Her Up” chant at DC speech

Attorney General Jeff Sessions laughed at a "Lock Her Up" chant and repeated the words during a speech Tuesday at a high school leadership summit.

8 years ago

Outside Philadelphia Municipal Court's landlord-tenant unit in the Widener Building. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Housing
PlanPhilly

More city money for anti-eviction efforts brings expanded access to legal services for tenants

In eviction cases, research has found, the vast majority of tenants do not have access to lawyers, while the vast majority of landlords do.

8 years ago

Protesters rally at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office at 8th and Cherry streets after a rally in Philadelphia on June 30. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
Immigration

ICE contracts with local governments can be ended quickly

Typically, all it takes is 30 to 120 days notice to terminate these agreements. ICE's contract with Philadelphia can be called off with just 30 days notice.

8 years ago

Actor and comedian Bill Cosby reacts while being notified that the verdict was in during his sexual assault retrial, Thursday, April, 26, 2018, at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pa. (Mark Makela/Pool Photo via AP)
Public Safety

Board recommends Bill Cosby be found a sexually violent predator

Cosby is scheduled for sentencing Sept. 24. A message was left with his lawyer.

8 years ago

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