Courts & Law
20 women are now suing Texas, saying state abortion laws endangered them
7 women who were denied reproductive health care in Texas have joined an ongoing lawsuit.
2 years ago
NPR’s Steve Inskeep on Abraham Lincoln, New SCOTUS Code of Conduct
We'll talk about how President Lincoln succeeded in a very divided America, and how it's relevant today. Plus, new formal ethics for the Supreme Court...does it go far enough?
Air Date: November 15, 2023 12:00 pm
Listen 49:54Delaware jury convicts Keith Gibson of 2 murders while on probation
Philadelphia police have said Gibson will also be formally charged for killing four other people there in 2021, including his mother.
2 years ago
Philadelphia City Council reviews 911 system deficiencies
City Council members hosted a hearing to talk about problems in Philly's 911 system including a 50-plus dispatcher deficit and not enough police to handle calls.
2 years ago
Barring ‘thin blue line’ flag on Springfield Township property is unconstitutional, U.S. court rules
Prohibiting the use of the thin blue line flag restricts the free speech of public employees under the First Amendment, U.S. District Judge Karen Marston decided.
2 years ago
Escaped murderer charged with burglary and theft while on the run for 2 weeks
Cavalcante was charged Monday with felony counts of burglary, criminal trespass, theft, and possession of a firearm as well as a number of misdemeanor charges.
2 years ago
Jury deliberates fate of suspected serial killer accused in six deaths in Delaware and Philadelphia
Defense attorneys presented no evidence of their own and did not call any witnesses.
2 years ago
Maryanne Trump Barry, the former president’s older sister and a retired federal judge, dies at 86
Until her retirement in 2019, Barry was a senior judge on the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, a level below the Supreme Court.
2 years ago
The Supreme Court says it is adopting a code of ethics for the first time
The code leaves compliance to the justices themselves and does not create any other means of enforcement.
2 years ago
Donald Trump Jr. exuberantly lauds dad’s real estate exploits as civil fraud trial shifts to defense
Trump Jr. spent more than an hour Monday testifying almost as a character witness for Donald Trump's company, waxing exuberantly about the former president.
2 years ago
Secret Service agents protecting Biden’s granddaughter open fire when 3 people try to break into SUV
The agents, assigned to protect Naomi Biden, were out with her in the Georgetown neighborhood late Sunday night.
2 years ago
Some claim Michael Jarrett was the victim of police brutality. Dover’s chief says his review doesn’t reveal misconduct, but he welcomes investigations.
2 years ago
Listen 1:53The man charged in last year’s attack against Nancy Pelosi’s husband goes to trial in San Francisco
David DePape has pleaded not guilty to attempted kidnapping of a federal official and assault on the immediate family member of a federal official.
3 years ago
The Bellevue Learning Center was put on probation and ordered to stop caring for children under age 1. An ex-teacher was indicted for child abuse.
3 years ago
Listen 1:59Minnesota Supreme Court dismisses ‘insurrection clause’ challenge and allows Trump on primary ballot
The court said in its ruling the decision applied only to the state’s primary and left open the possibility that plaintiffs could try again in the general election.
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