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With a name inspired by the First Amendment, 1A explores important issues such as policy, politics, technology, and what connects us across the fissures that divide the country. The program also delves into pop culture, sports, and humor. 1A's goal is to act as a national mirror-taking time to help America look at itself and to ask what it wants to be.

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Law

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis speaks into a microphone
NPR
Courts & Law

After grand jurors were doxed, Georgia prosecutors want Trump trial jurors shielded

Prosecutors want the identities of future jurors in the Georgia election interference case to be shielded.

2 years ago

The exterior of the Pennsylvania Judicial Center.
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Pa. election 2023: A complete guide to the candidates for state Supreme Court

During the Nov. 7 election, Democrat Daniel McCaffery and Republican Carolyn Carluccio will compete to fill an open seat on Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court.

2 years ago

Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio speaks at a rally in Delta Park on Sept. 26, 2020, in Portland, Ore.
Courts & Law

Proud Boys’ Enrique Tarrio gets record 22 years in prison for Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy

Tarrio’s sentence is the longest so far among more than 1,100 Capitol riot cases.

2 years ago

Proud Boys chairman Enrique Tarrio rallies in Portland, Ore., on Aug. 17, 2019.
NPR
Courts & Law

Ex-Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio faces lengthy prison sentence for Jan. 6 riot

Prosecutors want Tarrio to be sentenced to 33 years in prison for his role in conspiring with his Proud Boys lieutenants to keep former President Donald Trump in power.

2 years ago

Students walking in the hall at school.
Education

Students with disabilities in Pennsylvania will get more time in school under settlement

Under the new policy, students will be eligible to receive free services until they turn 22, rather than aging out of the program the summer after they turn 21.

2 years ago

File photo: Former President Donald Trump speaks with reporters before departure from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023, in Atlanta.
Courts & Law

Trump pleads not guilty and waives arraignment in Georgia election case

The former president won’t have to show up for an arraignment hearing that Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee had set for next week.

2 years ago

Susan Casey is the author of several books, most recently, The Underworld: Journeys to the Depths of the Ocean
Studio 2

The Unexplored Deep Ocean, Mercury in Retrograde, Pa. Supreme Court Race

In the deepest parts of the ocean, strange creatures lurk and industrial fishing and deep sea mining pose a threat. Plus, mercury is in retrograde right now. So, what?

Air Date: August 30, 2023 12:00 pm

Listen 49:47
People are seated at round tables in a large conference room.
Politics & Policy

Telford woman threatened with arrest after criticizing local Moms for Liberty members

Telford Police sent a letter to the woman alleging that she was “harassing” members online. The ACLU of Pa. said law enforcement is violating her freedom of speech.

2 years ago

Philly rowhouses
PlanPhilly
Courts & Law

‘The system needs to change’: Philly woman is suing OCF Realty for housing discrimination

Under city law, property owners can’t refuse to rent to a prospective tenant because they participate in a housing assistance program.

2 years ago

Listen 1:13
The exterior of the Pennsylvania Judicial Center, home to the Commonwealth Court in Harrisburg, Pa., is pictured on Nov. 6, 2020
Courts & Law

Democrats in Pennsylvania want to keep a Supreme Court majority. They are talking up abortion rights

The race between Democrat Dan McCaffery and Republican Carolyn Carluccio in the Nov. 7 election will fill an open seat on the seven-seat court.

2 years ago

This photo shows an Amtrak train following a crash Sunday, April 3, 2016, in Chester, Pa. Amtrak said the train was heading from New York to Savannah, Ga., when it struck a backhoe outside of Philadelphia. (Glenn R. Hills Jr via A
Courts & Law
6abc

Families of 2 Chester children file lawsuit against Amtrak after fatal crash

Police say 9-year-old Jahaad Atkinson and 12-year-old Ahyir Womak were both killed in the incident.

2 years ago

A close-up of Rudy Guiliani
NPR
Courts & Law

Rudy Giuliani surrenders in Georgia to face election interference charges

Rudy Giuliani has surrendered in Atlanta to be booked as part of county prosecutors' investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia.

2 years ago

File photo: Former President Donald Trump is escorted to a courtroom, April 4, 2023, in New York.
Courts & Law

Trump says he will surrender Thursday on Georgia charges tied to efforts to overturn 2020 election

“Can you believe it? I’ll be going to Atlanta, Georgia, on Thursday to be ARRESTED,” Trump wrote on his social media network, hours after his bond was set at $200,000.

2 years ago

Studio 2

Expiration Dates and Food Waste, ‘Schooled’

Federal standards for food quality labels are lacking, causing tons of confusion for consumers and leading to billions of dollars in food waste across the country every year.

Air Date: August 17, 2023 12:00 pm

Listen 50:03
Merrick Garalnd speaking ata podium
Courts & Law

The origins of special counsels, their powers and what to expect in the Hunter Biden probe

The appointment of a special counsel to oversee the DOJ’s probe of Hunter Biden is bringing renewed attention on the role such prosecutors have played in history.

3 years ago

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