Courts & Law
Federal prosecutor takes on new case as DOJ point person for opioid crisis
Attorney General Jeff Sessions appointed Daly, 40, to the newly created post of opioid coordinator in February.
9 years ago
Cosby trial take two: What you need to know
After jury selection and recent motions in retrial, here's the latest.
9 years ago
Sessions orders ‘zero tolerance’ policy for border crossers
His one-page order lacks specifics on how the policy will be carried out.
9 years ago
Amid criticism, Philly DA Krasner establishing crime victims advisory panel
Families of crime victims have criticized the new district attorney. Krasner has apologized and says the 'door is open.'
9 years ago
What free speech has to do with skim milk, condoms and corporate political spending
Below are a few of the cases from the 21st century that highlight what the right to free speech has come to embody.
9 years ago
Update on special counsel Mueller’s investigation
Guest: Josh Gerstein We get an update on Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian collusion. Politic ...
Air Date: April 6, 2018
Listen 19:16Jury set for Bill Cosby’s second criminal trial
The criminal retrial of Bill Cosby is slated to start Monday with a jury of seven men and five women.
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‘This is not ordinary’: 5 inmate suicides in 3 months at Graterford
The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections is under pressure to act after five inmates at Graterford Prison have committed suicide in the last three months.
9 years ago
Listen 1:53Jury selected in Cosby retrial after defense team accuses prosecutors of racial bias
The 12 people who will decide whether Bill Cosby should be convicted of sexual assault have been selected.
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Listen 2:27Despite swirl of conspiracy theories, investigators say the MLK case is closed
Authorities have investigated the death of Martin Luther King Jr. five times since his murder in April 1968.
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Former Philly Sheriff John Green beats charges in federal corruption case
Former Philadelphia sheriff avoids conviction on five federal corruption charges stemming from the award of contracts to businesses owned by a friend.
9 years ago
Nursing home sprinkler not working during fatal blaze, lawyers for victims contend
The nursing home in Chester County that burned last year, killing four residents, may not have had an operating sprinkler system, attorneys for victims say.
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17 states, 7 cities sue to remove citizenship question from 2020 census
The census has not asked all U.S. households about citizenship since 1950.
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Police shootings stir outrage among some, but not the Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court has again stepped into the bitter public turmoil over police shootings of civilians.
9 years ago
Previously banned witness who calls main Cosby accuser a liar will get to testify
Bill Cosby’s legal defense team had two major wins on Tuesday when the judge in the case cleared the way for new evidence favorable to the 80-year-old comedian.
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