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Courts & Law

In this file photo, former Penn State University assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, center, arrives at the Centre County Courthouse, in Bellefonte, Pa. Friday, Aug. 12, 2016. (Gene J. Puskar/AP Photo, file)
Pennsylvania

Penn State still fighting 2 Sandusky abuse claim lawsuits

One of two lawsuits still pending in the Jerry Sandusky child molestation scandal is nearing trial.

9 years ago

New Jersey Attorney General Christopher Porrino announces the arrests of 79 suspects in child pornography investigation. (Phil Gregory/WHYY)
Law
New Jersey
Policing

Trenton cop among 79 arrested in New Jersey on child pornography charges

Ranging in age from 14 to 75, the suspects include a Trenton police officer, a youth minister, a swimming coach, a piano teacher and an IT professional.

9 years ago

Method Man from the hip hop group the Wu-Tang Clan performs on day two of the Governors Ball Music Festival on Saturday, June 3, 2017, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
Music

US wants ‘Pharma Bro’ Shkreli to forfeit $2M Wu-Tang album

The government wants to seize Martin Shkreli's one-of-a-kind Wu-Tang Clan album.

9 years ago

Anita Hill testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Oct. 11, 1991, regarding Clarence Thomas' confirmation to the Supreme Court. (AP)
NPR
History
Politics

For years, Anita Hill was a ‘canary in the coal mine’ for women speaking out

Is it time to re-investigate Hill's allegations against Thomas?

9 years ago

Philadelphia district attorney candidate Larry Krasner has never been a prosecutor. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight
Philadelphia

‘You gotta tune the car first’: Philly’s incoming DA prepares for day one

Larry Krasner, Philadelphia's progressive incoming district attorney, intends to shake up the office upon being sworn in on Jan. 2.

9 years ago

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A Massage Envy location in West Chester, Pennsylvania. (Jillian Guyette for BuzzFeed News)
NewsWorks Tonight
Law
Pennsylvania

Customers in West Chester among 180 claiming sex assault at Massage Envy locations

BuzzFeed News reporter Katie Baker investigated the company’s response to these complaints. She sat down with NewsWorks Tonight’s Dave Heller to discuss what she found.

9 years ago

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Robin West
NewsWorks Tonight

Long wait for justice for Philly woman strangled by North Jersey serial killer

Two weeks after Robin West vanished, her family learned that she had been murdered. But the bad news did not end there.

9 years ago

Listen 4:01
Bowser presents Trial by Jury, A Case of Deportation at the Broad Performing Arts Center in Santa Monica, CA.
NewsWorks Tonight
Immigration
Race & Ethnicity
Social Justice

‘Trial by Jury’ puts us in the courtroom to deliberate hot-button issues

Imagine being on a jury and deliberating cases on controversial topics that dominate our daily conversations. Would your views change in the jury room?

9 years ago

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U.S. Supreme Court (J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo)
National
Policing
Technology

Supreme Court takes up case about privacy in digital age

The Supreme Court is taking up a case about privacy rights that could limit the government's ability to track Americans' movements in the digital age.

9 years ago

Image: Little Egg Harbor Police Department via Facebook
Down the Shore
New Jersey

Police seek info about decapitated birds found in Shore town

Trash bags containing decapitated birds were recently discovered in a Jersey Shore town.

9 years ago

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.

Federal judge hints he won’t toss charges against Allentown mayor

Lawyers for indicted Allentown Mayor Ed Pawlowski asked a federal judge in Philadelphia on Tuesday to dismiss the more than 50-count corr ...

9 years ago

FBI image.
Down the Shore
New Jersey

FBI searches Ocean County woods for evidence in boys' 1975 disappearance

FBI agents have searched a wildlife refuge along the Jersey Shore as they investigate the decades-old disappearance of two boys who were roommates at a state facility.

9 years ago

Victims of sexual harassment, sexual assault, sexual abuse and their supporters protest during a
NPR
Gender
Policing
Social Justice

Sexual harassment cases often rejected by courts

The standard for harassment under the law is high, and only an estimated 3 percent to 6 percent of the cases ever make it to trial.

9 years ago

Camden police cars on the street with lights flashing
Law
New Jersey
Policing

Complaints of excessive police force plummet in Camden

Barring a turbulent end to 2017, the year could end with fewer than 20 complaints — down from 65 in 2014.

9 years ago

Redina Rodriguez, 49, leaves the Roxbury Treatment Center in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania.
NewsWorks Tonight
Gender
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia

Redina’s story: A mother’s troubled journey home from prison

Redina Rodriguez was released from Pa. state prison one year ago and says she wants to change. But the odds of her staying out are long, while the stakes couldn't be higher.

9 years ago

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