
Criminal Justice
Delaware legislation would erase marijuana convictions
Eligibility under the pending bill requires the marijuana conviction be the applicant’s only criminal conviction.
7 years ago
Philly DA’s new policy makes it easier for some to clear criminal records
Under the policy, the DA’s office will no longer object to anyone seeking to clear their record of non-convictions.
7 years ago
Bill Cosby judge weighs publicly disclosing jurors’ names
Judge Steven O'Neill berates reporters, accusing them of stalking jurors who convicted Cosby
7 years ago
Promised ‘Safe Return,’ Philly residents flock to church to resolve bench warrants
Philadelphia Safe Return is underway at Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church in Cheltenham where it's hosting four courtrooms to help process the city’s backlog of bench warrants.
7 years ago
Listen 1:56New study on probation in Pa. finds problem is bigger than Meek Mill
Pennsylvania holds the dubious distinction of having one of the largest populations of people under court supervision in the country.
7 years ago
Listen 5:28NewsWorks Tonight, April 25, 2018
As Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney and the First Judicial District look at parole issues, a new report shows Pennsylvania has the highest r ...
Air Date: April 25, 2018
Listen 20:00Wilmington Trust trial goes to the jury
After six and a half weeks of trial, attorneys representing four former Wilmington Trust executives accused of bank fraud concluded their closing arguments.
7 years ago
Justice reforms move incrementally through Pennsylvania’s Senate
GOP Judiciary Committee Chairman Stewart Greenleaf is trying to pass as many justice overhaul proposals as possible before his retirement at the end of the year.
7 years ago
Philly rapper Meek Mill out on bail, flies to Sixers game
On Tuesday, the Pennsylvania State Supreme Court ordered a lower court to immediately grant Mill bail.
7 years ago
Philly DA says more money needed for restorative justice programs
Philadelphia's District Attorney says the city has made progress in the just over 100 days he's been in office.
7 years ago
Lawyers on both sides lodge ‘con artist’ accusations ahead of Cosby jury deliberations
Prosecutors say defense is ‘partially right’ in using the term, but says it applies to Cosby.
7 years ago
Listen 4:55Main Line murder-suicide linked to love triangle involving former Del. Senate candidate
Meredith Sullivan Chapman, 33, was shot to death by a Jennair Gerardot, 48, whose husband, Mark, worked as a creative director with Chapman at the University of Delaware.
7 years ago
Closing arguments begin in Wilmington Trust fraud trial
Robert Harra, David Gibson, William North and Kevyn Rakowski are accused of hiding millions in bad loans on the bank’s books
7 years ago
Cosby declines to take the stand as his defense rests its case
Cosby faces three counts of aggravated indecent assault.
7 years ago
Listen 4:38Cosby drug expert on pills given to Constand: Not quaaludes
A drug analyst for Cosby’s defense team testified there is no way the entertainer gave his accuser quaaludes.
7 years ago