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Delaware State Capitol Building in Dover. (Paul Brady/Bigstock)
Politics & Policy

Del. Dems vow to protect voting rights after state’s high court strikes down permanent absentee law: ‘We’re not stopping now’

The ruling also found permanent absentee voting unconstitutional; The court said lawmakers can’t change voting rules by statute.

2 years ago

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File photo: Allegheny County workers scan mail-in and absentee ballots at the Allegheny County Election Division Elections warehouse in Pittsburgh, Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022.
Courts & Law

Outcome of Pa. mail voting case may impact 2024 election

The case may have ramifications for the upcoming 2024 presidential election, as Democrats in Pennsylvania historically vote by mail by far wider margins than Republicans.

2 years ago

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Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago estate
Courts & Law

Trump avoids ‘corporate death penalty’ in civil fraud case, but his business will still get slammed

Here is how the recent verdict is likely to impact Trump's business.

2 years ago

The exterior of the Pennsylvania Judicial Center
Courts & Law

Pennsylvania courts say no ransom was paid in cyberattack, and attackers never sent a demand

The attack didn't compromise any data or stop the courts from operating on a normal schedule, officials said.

2 years ago

A close-up of a police car.
Courts & Law

Ex-officer Bologna acquitted of assault in 2020 encounter with racial injustice protester in Philadelphia

Defense attorney Fortunato Perri Jr. said a medical examination found that the protester was never struck directly on the head with the baton.

2 years ago

Michael Mann speaks into a microphone
NPR
Courts & Law

Climate scientist Michael Mann wins defamation case against conservative writers

Mann, a Penn professor, had sued Rand Simberg, a policy analyst, and Mark Steyn, a right-wing author, for online posts published over a decade ago.

2 years ago

Jennifer Crumbley is escorted away, Monday, Feb. 5, 2024 in Pontiac, Mich. The jury received instructions from a judge and begin deliberations in an unusual trial against a school shooter's mother. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, Pool)
Studio 2

Parents’ Responsibility After A School Shooting, Local Music Roundup

A Michigan jury convicted Jennifer Crumbley of manslaughter this week, more than two years after her teenage son committed the largest school shooting in the state's history.

Air Date: February 8, 2024 12:00 pm

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Law enforcement officers ride by a roadblock as the search for escaped convict Danilo Cavalcante continues in Pottstown, Pa., Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023.
Courts & Law

Judge rules escape charge against convicted murderer Cavalcante can proceed to trial

The judge found there is enough evidence to forward to county court for trial all of the charges against Danilo Cavalcante, including burglary, trespassing and car theft.

2 years ago

Public officials and members of Planned Parenthood at a 2022 press conference
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

What’s the status of abortion access in Pennsylvania?

Here’s a primer on where abortion policy stands in Pennsylvania.

2 years ago

E. Jean Carroll arrives at Federal Court, Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024
Courts & Law

Jury says Donald Trump must pay an additional $83.3 million to E. Jean Carroll in defamation case

Friday’s verdict was the second time in nine months that a jury addressed Carroll’s claim that Trump assaulted her in a New York City department store in 1996.

2 years ago

Local water officials and residents alike filled the conference room in West Whiteland and placed signs in the first few seats calling for an appeal of Act 12. (Kenny Cooper/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Pa. Senate committee scrutinizes water privatization in Philly suburbs

Critics of Act 12 say since its adoption in 2016, for-profit water companies have lured municipalities into massive deals at the expense of the ratepayer.

2 years ago

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The Pennsylvania Capitol
Politics & Policy

Gun control measures advance out of Democratic-controlled Pennsylvania House committee

Even if the measures clear the House floor, however, they will likely face a cold reception in the state Senate, as did other gun control measures passed last year.

2 years ago

In this courtroom sketch, Donald Trump sits with arms folded beside his attorney, Alina Habba in Federal Court, in New York, Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024. Trump was threatened with expulsion from his Manhattan civil trial Wednesday after he repeatedly ignored a warning to keep quiet while writer E. Jean Carroll testified that he shattered her reputation after she accused him of sexual abuse
Courts & Law

Judge threatens to boot Donald Trump from courtroom over loud talking as E. Jean Carroll testifies

Carroll was the first witness in a trial to determine damages, if any, that Trump owes her for remarks he made while he was president.

2 years ago

File photo: A customer makes a transaction at an automatic teller machine in Los Angeles on March 27, 2023.
Politics & Policy

Overdraft fees could drop to as low as $3 under new Biden proposal

The change could potentially eliminate billions of dollars in fee revenue for the nation’s biggest banks, which were gearing up for a battle even before Wednesday’s announceme

2 years ago

Washington, D.C. significant buildings on Oct. 4, 2023
NPR
Courts & Law

Case brought to Supreme Court by Cape May herring fishermen may gut federal rulemaking power

The court is considering whether to scrap nearly 40 years of precedent in a case that could weaken federal agencies' power to regulate everything from the environment to guns.

2 years ago

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