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Courts & Law

A sign marks the entrance to a gender-neutral restroom at the University of Vermont in Burlington, Vt. (Toby Talbot/AP Photo, file)
K-12
LGBTQ

Transgender case in Berks County school district heads to court

It's one of three cases involving transgender equality which will be heard across the nation this week.

8 years ago

The USDA is expecting Americans to eat record amounts of meat this year.
(Grant Gerlock/Harvest Public Media)
NPR
Food & Drink
Law
National

Missouri may be first state to get serious about the definition of meat

It's a question sparked by the growth of plant-based proteins, meat substitutes, and lab-grown products.

8 years ago

A federal judge ruled Wednesday that President Trump and his aides cannot block critics on Twitter. (Evan Vucci/AP)
NPR
International
Media
Politics

Trump can’t block critics from his Twitter account, judge says

The White House did not give any indication whether the administration will appeal the decision.

8 years ago

(Emma Lee/WHYY)
Pennsylvania
Policing

Pa. DAs outline best practices, possible pitfalls for police body cameras

The guidelines lay out how long the footage should be stored but leave the question of when to activate cameras up to individual agencies.

8 years ago

The Amazon logo in Santa Monica, Calif. Amazon Web Services has government contracts that show its influence is far beyond the Post Office. (Reed Saxon/AP)
National
Policing
Technology

ACLU: Amazon shouldn’t sell face-recognition tech to police

"This raises very real questions about the ability to remain anonymous in public spaces."

8 years ago

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents gather before serving a employment audit notice at a 7-Eleven convenience store in Los Angeles in January.
Immigration

U.S. and Philadelphia reject ‘sanctuary city’ compromise

Philly officials and the Justice Department are rejecting a federal judge's idea for settling their dispute over how the city deals with immigrants in the country illegally.

8 years ago

People wait in line to enter the U.S. Supreme Court last month. The court sided with businesses not allowing class-action lawsuits for federal labor violations.
NPR
Business
Income Inequality

Supreme Court decision delivers blow to workers’ rights

The Supreme Court delivered a major blow to workers, ruling for the first time that workers may not band together to challenge violations of federal labor laws.

8 years ago

Graterford Prison and SCI Phoenix Project
in Pennsylvania (https://goo.gl/maps/2iMTaZiqphH2)
Pennsylvania
Policing

As Graterford inmates move to new prison, prospect of sharing cells worries some

Officials with Pennsylvania's Department of Corrections say more men will be doubling up in single cells at Phoenix, a 3,830-bed facility.

8 years ago

Personal injury law firms in the Philadelphia area are sending patients in ERs, chiropractors and pain clinics targeted ads that some privacy experts and prosecutors say are intrusive, and possible, illegal. (ShutterStock)
Health Care
Technology

Forget ambulance chasing, personal injury law firms are now waiting for you at the hospital 

Geo-fencing has been deployed by retailers for years. Bringing it into health care spaces, however, is raising alarm among privacy experts.

8 years ago

Listen 5:31
Kendrick Coley, 25, of Little Egg Harbor, is accused of fatally stabbing Richard Pone, 28, also of Little Egg Harbor.
Down the Shore
Criminal Justice
New Jersey

Prosecutor: Shore man faces murder charge after stabbing

A 25-year-old Little Egg Harbor man has been charged with murder after a fatal stabbing, authorities say.

8 years ago

The ride began on the Art Museum steps.
PlanPhilly
Philadelphia
Public Safety
Transportation

11 cyclists are dead and the city has done nothing, mourners say at silent ride

Some came with physical scars, reminders of suddenly opened car-doors and drunk drivers. Others came with emotional scars, memories of suddenly lost loved-ones.

8 years ago

Listen 3:19
Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women in Clinton, New Jersey (Google Maps https://goo.gl/maps/QBnmSjENV1r)
Gender
New Jersey
Policing

Justice Department opens investigation into abuse at N.J. women’s prison

The N.J. Department of Corrections announced it was cooperating with a federal investigation into conditions inside the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility.

8 years ago

Family of Jimi Patrick, one of four men murdered by Cosmo DiNardo, leave the Bucks County Courtroom where DiNardo was sentenced to four consecutive life terms. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight
Pennsylvania

Bucks murderer of 4 men sentenced to life, accomplice may get death penalty

A lawyer for Cosmo DiNardo called the deaths a 'sad, senseless tragedy.'

8 years ago

Listen 1:40
Cosmo DiNardo of Bensalem, Pa., (left) and Sean Kratz of Philadelphia are expected to formally plead guilty Wednesday in the grisly killings of four men in July. The four bodies were found on a Solebury farm owned by DiNardo's family. The two have previously confessed. (Bucks County District Attorney’s Office via AP)
Pennsylvania

Cousins who confessed in deaths of four Bucks men to formally plead guilty

Prosecutors have charged Cosmo DiNardo and Sean Kratz with criminal homicide, robbery, and abuse of a corpse in the 2017 slayings.

8 years ago

CEO Dara Khosrowshahi has said he is committed to changing the company's culture to have a new emphasis on accountability and earning trust. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images)
NPR
Public Safety
Technology
Transportation

Uber will no longer force sexual assault survivors into arbitration or NDAs

Uber riders who experience sexual harassment or assault will now be able to take their claims to court.

8 years ago

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