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Courts & Law

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Down the Shore
New Jersey

4 more charged with Sandy fraud

State authorities have charged 104 people for allegedly engaging in Sandy fraud since March 2014.

8 years ago

In the last three election cycles Republicans have won 13 of Pennsylvania's 18 congressional seats. The 18th district seat is currently vacant.  Former U.S. Rep. Tim Murphy, a Republican, resigned in October. (Keystone Crossroads)
Keystone Crossroads
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania
Politics

Compelling closing arguments bring federal trial over Pa. gerrymandering to an end

The federal trial over Pennsylvania’s congressional district map wrapped up in a Philadelphia courtroom ...

8 years ago

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Attorney David Rudovsky says Philadelphia has made progress  in reining in officers who ignore the city's stop-and-frisk guidelines, but more vigilance is needed.  (AP file  photo)
Philadelphia
Policing
Social Justice

Stop-and-frisk abuses ebb, but report says some Philly police still ignore guidelines

Thousands of residents — predominately black — are still being questioned and patted down without any legal basis.

8 years ago

Former Wilmington Fire Chief Anthony S. Goode (Charlie O'Neill/WHYY)
Delaware

Former Wilmington fire chief indicted

A grand jury has indicted former Wilmington Fire Chief Anthony Goode on charges of racketeering, theft and unlawful use of a credit card.

8 years ago

An aerial view of Aztec High School, in Aztec, New Mexico.
PBS

At least three people dead after school shooting in New Mexico

8 years ago

A group of women in Federation Square in Melbourne react on Thursday as it is announced that same-sex marriage will be legal in Australia. (Scott Barbour/Getty Images)
NPR
International
LGBTQ

Australian Parliament approves same-sex marriage

In the capital Canberra, applause welled up from the House gallery after the chamber on Thursday followed Australia's Senate in approving the Marriage Amendment Bill of 2017.

8 years ago

Former inmate Robert Rice is on this third stay at the Sunday Breakfast Rescue Mission.
NewsWorks Tonight
Homelessness
Pennsylvania
Policing

Incarceration can launch stubborn cycle of homelessness, Villanova researcher finds

Using homelessness as a barometer, a Villanova criminologist looked at the experiences of more than 10,000 state inmates for nearly a decade after they were released.

8 years ago

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Public domain image.
Down the Shore
New Jersey

Group cooks up lawsuit over N.J. home baked goods ban

A group of bakers is challenging a one-of-a-kind New Jersey rule that bans the sale of homemade baked goods.

8 years ago

Cupcakes adorned with American flags sit on trays for supporters of Jack Phillips, owner of Masterpiece Cake
Speak Easy
LGBTQ
Religion

Discrimination tastes terrible, even with icing

If SCOTUS decides to take society backward by siding with Masterpiece Cakeshop, we will immediately see a rush of attacks on existing LGBT protections.

8 years ago

(NewsWorks/File)
Delaware
Law

Ex-Delaware correctional officer sentenced for smuggling drugs, phones

A former Delaware correctional officer was sentenced to three years behind bars for smuggling drugs and cell phones into Vaughn Correctional Center.

8 years ago

Philadelphia has agreed to pay two individuals $250,000 after they were targeted by police for filming officers on duty. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY, file)
Philadelphia
Policing

2 targeted after filming Philly cops get combined $250,000 from city

The settlement follows a federal appeals court decision affirming that citizens have a First Amendment right to record on-duty police officers.

8 years ago

Duquesne University students wait to cast their votes in Pittsburgh during the 2016 Election. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Keystone Crossroads
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania
Politics

Pennsylvania voters testify in gerrymandering trial in federal court

Seven voters named as plaintiffs in the case testified that they believe their vote doesn’t count.

8 years ago

Lydia Macy, 17, left, and Mira Gottlieb, 16, both of Berkeley, Calif., rally outside of the Supreme Court which is hearing the 'Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission' today, Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017, in Washington.
NewsWorks Tonight
National
Philadelphia
Religion

High court ruling in case over same-sex wedding cake could cast shadow in Philly

Philadelphia city officials are among local leaders nationwide anticipating the outcome of the Masterpiec ...

8 years ago

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The International Olympic Committee is expected to punish Russia on Tuesday for a state-run doping program. The decision comes months before the next Winter Olympics, which begin in PyeongChang, South Korea, in February.
NPR
International
Sports

Russia is banned from 2018 Olympics; athletes told to compete under Olympic flag

The International Olympic Committee has suspended the Russian Olympic Committee "with immediate effect," effectively banning the country from the upcoming Winter Olympics.

8 years ago

A flag for Deutsche Bank flies outside the German bank's New York offices on Wall Street, Friday, Oct. 7, 2016.
NPR

Subpoena for Deutsche Bank may put Mueller on collision course with Trump

Robert Mueller has reportedly subpoenaed Trump family financial records from the German financial giant Deutsche Bank, signaling a major new direction for his inquiry.

8 years ago

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