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Courts & Law

Bill Cosby winks as he arrives for a pretrial hearing in his sexual assault case at the Montgomery County Courthouse, Tuesday, March 6, 2018, in Norristown, Pa. (Matt Slocum/AP Photo)
NewsWorks Tonight

Cosby lawyers urge judge not to allow 19 prior accusers to testify

More than 50 women have alleged Cosby sexually assaulted them, spanning from the 1960s to the 2000s.

8 years ago

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Sharon Patrick and Melissa Fratanduono-Meo
Criminal Justice
Law
Public Safety

Families of murdered Bucks County victims sue parents of confessed killer and his cousin

Families of 3 of the 4 young men murdered on a Bucks County farm last summer are suing the confessed killer, Cosmo DiNardo, as well as his cousin and co-defendant Sean Kratz

8 years ago

Alma Aparicio spoke at a pro-DACA rally at Rutgers Camden, where she is a student. She immigrated to the United States when she was 3 and is able to work and attend school under the DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) program, now threatened by the Trump administration.
Immigration
New Jersey
Social Justice

In New Jersey, immigrant activists try to reclaim DACA deadline day

While two court decisions largely invalidated Trump’s deadline, activists held six rallies across New Jersey Monday to mark the occasion and to add a defiant twist.

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.
NewsWorks Tonight

Judge denies request to throw out Cosby charges, hears arguments on calling 19 past accusers

If the first morning of court arguments in the hearings ahead of Bill Cosby’s retrial are any barometer, hostility between both sides is poised to be high.

8 years ago

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 Bill Cosby walks from the Montgomery County Courthouse during his sexual assault trial in Norristown, Pa., Friday, June 9, 2017. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)

Cosby case back in court for hearing before April 2 retrial

Bill Cosby will be back in Montgomery County court Monday for what is expected to be two days of pre-trial hearings.

8 years ago

 Students gather outside Howard High following the death of Amy Joyner-Francis in April 2016. (File/WHYY)
Delaware
K-12

Delaware Supreme Court overturns conviction in fatal school attack

The Delaware Supreme Court has overturned the criminally negligent homicide conviction of a girl in the fatal beating of a 16-year-old at a high school in 2016.

8 years ago

From left to right: Diego Uribe, Ben Shaman, Jake Richard, and Quinn Berger evalute Pennsylvania's new congressional district map compared to the 2011 version at the Westtown School in West Chester, Pa. (Lindsay Lazarski/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Elections
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania

Despite landmark Pa. court decision, subjectivity remains in congressional mapmaking process

Now that districts have been completely overhauled, some big questions remain: just how much gerrymandering is too much?

8 years ago

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Allentown Mayor Ed Pawlowski, who is facing corruption charges, walks to the federal courthouse in Philadelphia during a break in a pretrial hearing, Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2017. Pawlowski has denied accusations that he accepted more than $150,000 in campaign contributions in exchange for city contracts.
Keystone Crossroads
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania
Politics

Allentown Mayor Ed Pawlowski found guilty on 47 of 54 felony counts

A federal jury has found Allentown Mayor Ed Pawlowski guilty of corruption.

8 years ago

(Aaron Moselle/WHYY)
Personal Finance
Philadelphia
Transportation

PPA amnesty program a ‘blessing’ for Philly ticket scofflaws

Under the two-month program, the PPA will forgive all unpaid parking tickets issued before 2013, as long as you agree to pay any fines from 2013 to the present.

8 years ago

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

Krasner files charges against former Philly cop for alleged brutality

The Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office has filed criminal charges against a former police officer for allegedly brutalizing a pedestrian while making an on-duty arrest.

8 years ago

 Allentown Mayor Ed Pawlowski arrives at the federal building in Philadelphia, Thursday, July 27, 2017. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Keystone Crossroads
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania
Politics

Allentown mayor’s corruption trial in hands of jury

Democratic Allentown Mayor Ed Pawlowski faces charges including fraud, bribery, attempted extortion and lying to the FBI.

8 years ago

Attorney General Jeff Sessions defended himself and the Justice Department on Wednesday after more criticism from President Trump. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
NPR
International
Politics
Technology

Fact check: Sessions vows to probe FISA abuse, but Trump’s patience appears thin

Attorney General Jeff Sessions is trying to defend President Trump in the Russia imbroglio, but Trump has slapped Sessions down — again — for work he says isn't good enough.

8 years ago

Capitol Building, Harrisburg. (Kevin McCorry/WHYY)
Elections
Pennsylvania
Politics

GOP lawmakers confront Pa. Supreme Court justices in hearing

This week's annual budget hearings are giving lawmakers a rare chance to publicly question Pennsylvania's Supreme Court justices.

8 years ago

In February 2017, Dr. Alan Summers confessed to his role in overseeing a now-defunct South Philadelphia clinic specializing in helping addicts. (https://goo.gl/maps/d5NdUNVS5RQ2)
Addiction
Pennsylvania

Ambler doctor gets prison for supplying prescription pills to addicts, dealers in South Philly

Judge tells Dr. Alan Summers, 79, that his clinic 'made an absolute mockery' of the medical profession by supplying addicts and dealers with drugs.

8 years ago

Immigrants, suspected of being in the U.S. illegally, are transferred to be processed at the Tucson Sector of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection headquarters in Arizona in 2016. (Ross D. Franklin/AP)
NPR
Immigration
National

Supreme Court ruling means immigrants could continue to be detained indefinitely

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that immigrants, even those with permanent legal status and asylum seekers, do not have the right to periodic bond hearings.

8 years ago

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