Courts & Law
Trump administration launches investigation into Philadelphia gun permit denials
Critics call Philly’s permitting standard subjective and unconstitutional, while gun control advocates say the DOJ is attacking any restrictions on ownership.
2 months ago
Listen 1:00Delaware Supreme Court hears arguments over constitutionality of age-restricted gun law
Delaware gun rights advocates cheered last year’s overturning of the gun control law, but took issue with the court’s method.
2 months ago
Listen 0:47“Información anónima” llevó a los investigadores de ICE a solicitar los registros salariales de 15 empresas, según declaró la fiscal general.
2 months ago
‘Swarthmore 9’ appear in court to face trespassing charges tied to Gaza protest encampment
The students and activists, who could be the first convicted for a campus protest encampment, are facing up to a year in jail.
2 months ago
Listen 1:19Angelina Katsanis was on assignment for The Associated Press on Saturday night when she was struck in the knee by a wood beam during a clash between police and protesters.
2 months ago
Montgomery County encourages immigrants to call 911 after decline in non-English emergency calls
In 2025, overall use of Language Line, which provides translation for more than 240 languages in real time, was down 12.4% from 2024.
2 months ago
Listen 0:59State lawmakers let Fenwick Island change its charter in 2008 to permit voting by corporations, trusts and other “artificial" entities.
2 months ago
Listen 1:45Philly slavery exhibit: David McCormick joins fight to restore President’s House Site
An appeals court will weigh the fate of the Independence Mall exhibit, which remains half-restored.
2 months ago
Listen 1:10“Anonymous tips” led ICE investigators to seek wage records for 15 businesses, the attorney general said. She suspects more subpoenas are coming.
2 months ago
Listen 0:553 men released after a nearly 30-year-old conviction is overturned in Philadelphia
District Attorney Larry Krasner’s office has been reviewing old cases, and several have been overturned.
3 months ago
Listen 1:07Judge dismisses human smuggling charges against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was mistakenly deported
Abrego Garcia's mistaken deportation to El Salvador last year became an embarrassment for President Donald Trump’s administration when it was ordered to return him to the U.S.
3 months ago
El gobernador Matt Meyer ha prometido “combatir el exceso de autoridad federal”. Ahora quiere que el tribunal de apelaciones de Filadelfia suspenda la orden.
3 months ago
Judge overturns ruling on Philadelphia vote-counting rules
Another lawsuit is likely if city officials don’t certify ward committee write-in winners.
3 months ago
Poké-gone: Montgomery County store hit with $9,000 theft of Pokémon cards
The alleged theft happened May 4 at Nashcards in Trappe, Montgomery County.
3 months ago
Gov. Matt Meyer has vowed to “fight federal overreach.” Now he wants the appeals court in Philadelphia to pause, and then overturn, the order.
3 months ago
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