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Caleb Arnold (left) is Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner's pick to fill the newly created position of immigrant rights coordinator.
NewsWorks Tonight
Immigration
Philadelphia

Fulfilling campaign vow, Philly DA adds position to focus on immigrant issues

Krasner has hired Caleb Arnold, a former activist, criminal defense attorney, and immigration attorney to oversee this process in the role of immigration counsel.

8 years ago

Listen 1:57
Keystone Crossroads
Government Accountability
Law
Pennsylvania
Politics

Pa. Republican lawmakers appeal to U.S. Supreme Court for stay on redistricting decision

Republican state lawmakers are asking the U.S. Supreme Court for a stay on the state court decision earlier this week.

8 years ago

Children hold signs at a November news conference in Miami in support of renewing temporary protected status for immigrants from Central America and Haiti. (Lynne Sladky/AP)
NPR
Immigration
International
Politics

NAACP sues Trump administration over ending protected status for Haitians

At least 46,000 Haitians are living in the U.S. with protection from deportation and the ability to work under the TPS program.

8 years ago

U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez arrives at Newark federal court, Thursday, April 2, 2015, in Newark, N.J.  (John Minchillo/AP File Photo)
New Jersey
Politics

Judge tosses 7 counts in Sen. Bob Menendez corruption case

The seven counts all dealt with alleged bribery involving political donations to the New Jersey Democrat by Florida eye doctor Salomon Melgen.

8 years ago

Larry Nassar is escorted into court in Lansing, Mich., on Wednesday, where he was sentenced to 40 to 175 years in prison. (Carlos Osorio/AP)
NPR
Kids
Medicine
Sports

Former USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar sentenced to up to 175 years in prison by Michigan judge

"I just signed your death warrant," Judge Rosemarie Aquilina said, in her Lansing, Mich., courtroom.

8 years ago

Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch speaks Tuesday at Stockton University in Galloway, New Jersey. (Susan Allen/ Stockton University)
New Jersey

Stockton University students get civics lesson from Justice Neil Gorsuch

Neil Gorsuch explained to the crowd at Stockton University the importance of understanding how government works and being able to discuss your opinion with people who disagree

8 years ago

Diana Colin, right, with the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA), shouts,
NPR
Immigration

What the latest immigration polls do (and don’t) say

Here's a look at immigration polls to explain what findings are shaky — and to highlight what can reasonably be concluded about Americans' views on immigration.

8 years ago

Fifty protesters chanted and held signs in an overflow room at the Bensalem Township municipal building on January 22, 2018.
Immigration
Pennsylvania

Bucks Co. township’s effort to partner with ICE sparks fears of racial profiling

A proposed partnership between the Bensalem Township police department and federal immigration enforcement derailed a run-of-the-mill township council meeting Monday night.

8 years ago

Larry Nassar appears in court last Wednesday in Lansing, Mich., to listen to victim impact statements during his sentencing hearing. He is accused of molesting more than 100 girls while he was a physician for USA Gymnastics and Michigan State University.
NPR
Gender
Social Justice
Sports

3 USA Gymnastics board members resign, as fallout from abuse scandal continues

The tumult continues at the sport's governing body as the sentencing hearing continues for former team doctor Larry Nassar, who has admitted to the sexual assault of minors.

8 years ago

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

Mayor Pawlowski’s federal corruption trial begins in Allentown

The defense of Allentown Mayor Ed Pawlowski in his bribery trial started in dramatic fashion.

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
Elections
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Supreme Court strikes down congressional district map

The justices, ruling just days after hearing oral arguments in the case, also state in their order that a new map will be in place by Feb. 19.

8 years ago

Listen 5:25
Joseph Barden, 19, of Bayville, New Jersey. (Photo courtesy of the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office)
Down the Shore
New Jersey

Man accused of sexually assaulting girl he met online

A Jersey Shore man is facing charges after authorities allege he sexually assaulted an Ocean County girl after meeting on Facebook. 

8 years ago

Allentown Mayor Edwin Pawlowski walks from the federal building in Philadelphia, Thursday, July 27, 2017.
Pennsylvania

Prosecutor: Pennsylvania mayor ‘sold his office’ to donors

Assistant U.S. Attorney Anthony Wzorek told jurors in Allentown that Pawlowski rigged city contracts in favor of law firms and businesses that gave him money for campaigns.

8 years ago

FILE - In this Sept. 11, 2017 file photo, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg smiles as she converses with Judge Ann Claire Williams of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit at Roosevelt University, in Chicago.
NPR

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg reflects on the #MeToo movement: ‘It’s about time’

When Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg began her legal crusade, women were treated differently than men by law.

8 years ago

Protesters outside the courthouse where 9th Circuit Court of Appeals judges were hearing Hawaii's challenge last month to the Trump administration's latest travel ban. (Ted S. Warren/AP)
NPR
Immigration
National

Supreme Court to hear latest challenge to Trump’s travel ban

Almost a year after Trump tried to bar travelers from entering the US, the Supreme Court announced that will consider a legal challenge to the third version of that ban.

8 years ago

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