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Courts & Law

Zayid Muhammad leads a rally for the release of Mumia Abu-Jamal outside the Philadelphia Criminal Justice Center Monday morning. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)

Recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling could be opening for Mumia Abu-Jamal appeal

Abu-Jamal, a former journalist and member of the Black Panther Party, was found guilty of killing Philadelphia Police Officer Danial Faulkner in December 1981.

8 years ago

Bill Cosby arrives for a pretrial hearing in his sexual assault case at the Montgomery County Courthouse, Monday, March 5, 2018, in Norristown, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Cosby juror: Comedian’s talk of Quaaludes led to conviction

The jury that convicted Bill Cosby at his sexual assault retrial said that its decision was only influenced by what happened in court.

8 years ago

Bill Cosby has been ordered to stay in his Elkins Park, Montgomery County, home until his sentencing hearing in July. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

What’s next for Cosby: House arrest, hearing that may resemble a ‘mini-trial’

At sentencing, Cosby will have the right to speak on his own behalf, and attorneys on both sides will present evidence related to the penalty he should receive.

8 years ago

Protesters call for the release of Mumia Abu-Jamal, convicted in 1982 of murdering a Philadelphia police officer, chant outside the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Philadelphia
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Race & Ethnicity

Mumia Abu-Jamal case back in court in Philly for hearing on latest appeal effort

Mumia Abu-Jamal was convicted of the 1981 murder of Philadelphia police officer Daniel Faulkner.

8 years ago

Attorneys Tom Mesereau, (right), and Kathleen Bliss talk to the media after Bill Cosby's sexual assault trial, Thursday, April 26, 2018, at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pa. (Matt Slocum/AP Photo)
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Law

Cosby’s lawyers expected to raise self-incrimination argument on appeal

As Bill Cosby awaits his sentencing date, one big question is brewing: What are the entertainer's best grounds to appeal his conviction?

8 years ago

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 (Toby Talbot/AP Photo, File)

Suit against drugmakers over opioids remanded to state court

A federal judge has ruled that Delaware's lawsuit against drug manufacturers, distributors and drugstores over the opioid crisis should be sent back to state court.

8 years ago

 A statue of William Penn atop Philadelphia's City Hall can be seen in the forefront of a portion of the city's skyline (WHYY, file)
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Philadelphia ordered to release details of Amazon HQ2 bid

The city has 30 days to release its bid.

8 years ago

Bill Cosby arrives for his sexual assault trial, Thursday, April 26, 2018, at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pa. (Matt Slocum/AP Photo)
Radio Times
Law
Pennsylvania

Cosby guilty on all counts

Guest: Laura Benshoff Thursday’s guilty verdict in the trial of Bill Cosby will most likely send the disgra ...

Air Date: April 27, 2018 10:40 am

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Bill Cosby departs after his sexual assault trial, Thursday, April 26, 2018, at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pa. Cosby was convicted Thursday of drugging and molesting a woman in the first big celebrity trial of the #MeToo era. (Matt Slocum/AP Photo)
The Philadelphia Experiment
Race & Ethnicity

Race not only factor in Cosby case, but it was factor that couldn’t be ignored

I was walking out of my mother’s Chestnut Hill apartment when I checked my phone and read the news of Bill Cosby’s conviction on thre ...

8 years ago

The capitol building in Harrisburg
Kids
Pennsylvania

Activists rally for changes to Pa. child custody laws

The efforts of the group, known as the National Parents Organization, have inspired fierce opposition from domestic violence organizations.

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)
NewsWorks Tonight

Cosby attorneys vow to appeal guilty verdict: ‘The fight is not over’

Bill Cosby convicted of drugging and molesting a woman in first big celebrity trial of #MeToo era.

8 years ago

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FILE, In this Dec. 15, 2004 photo, Washington Mayor Tony Williams, left, introduces the District of Columbia's new director of the Youth Services Administration, Vincent Schiraldi.
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Criminal Justice

New study on probation in Pa. finds problem is bigger than Meek Mill

Pennsylvania holds the dubious distinction of having one of the largest populations of people under court supervision in the country.

8 years ago

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Mayor Jim Kenney joins judicial leadership at the introduction for Philadelphia Safe Return, at Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church, on Wednesday April 25, 2018. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight

Opening church doors, closing cases of Philly defendants

During three days of hearings at Cheltenham church, those with city warrants can resolve longstanding cases.

8 years ago

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Wilmington Trust (File photo)
Criminal Justice
Delaware

Wilmington Trust trial goes to the jury

After six and a half weeks of trial, attorneys representing four former Wilmington Trust executives accused of bank fraud concluded their closing arguments.

8 years ago

Bill Cosby arrives for his sexual assault trial, Wednesday, April 25, 2018, at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pa.

Jury gets case after Cosby painted as predator, victim

The jury in Bill Cosby's sexual assault case began deliberating Wednesday in the first big celebrity trial of the #MeToo era

8 years ago

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