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Billy Penn

What are judicial retention elections, and how do they work in Philadelphia?

These yes/no questions are often overlooked by voters, but they give judges up to a decade more on the bench.

3 years ago

A Wilmington police car
Courts & Law

‘All standards fly out the window’: NAACP accuses Wilmington police of unconstitutional searches, traffic stops

The lawsuit claims city cops bend the rules to search for evidence, especially with probationers, but Mayor Purzycki calls the allegations “offensive.”

3 years ago

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The Supreme Court hears arguments Tuesday that test the ability of public officials to block critics from their personal social media pages. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
NPR
Courts & Law

Can public officials block you on social media? It’s up to the Supreme Court

The cases — from Michigan and California — echo issues raised in a now-defunct suit against then-President Donald Trump for blocking his critics on Twitter.

3 years ago

An illustration reflects an outdated provision of Pennsylvania's Election Code that applies to lever-action voting machines that haven’t been used in nearly two decades.
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Pa.’s Election Code is badly outdated. That could have serious consequences in 2024

Pa.'s voting law contains conflicting sections, provisions that don’t address legal precedents, and language that doesn’t reflect how elections are run in 2023.

3 years ago

Former President Donald Trump during a trial in New York on Tuesday. A judge in a different case — happening in Washington, D.C. — issued a limited gag order that the ACLU said sweeps too broadly in restraining Trump's speech. (Bloomberg via Getty Images)
NPR
Courts & Law

Siding with Trump, the ACLU says a judge’s gag order in Jan. 6 case is too sweeping

The ACLU says a judge's gag order against former President Trump restricts too much of his speech on matters of public importance.

3 years ago

Maria Battista (Via candidate website)
Politics & Policy

Candidate for Pennsylvania appeals court in November election struck by car while placing yard signs

Maria Battista's campaign said she was released Monday after being treated for minor injuries, including a hairline fracture of her collarbone.

3 years ago

Las boletas
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Elecciones Pa. 2023: Todo lo que necesita saber para solicitar, llenar y devolver su voto por correo

Cada votante registrado en Pensilvania tiene la opción de votar por correo. Aprenda todo lo que necesita saber sobre el proceso antes de las elecciones del 7 de noviembre.

3 years ago

A Pennsylvania voter in Camp Hill wears an I Voted sticker on Election Day, Nov. 8, 2022.
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Elecciones Pa. 2023: Lo que hay que saber sobre las preguntas de retención judicial en la papeleta de noviembre

Los votantes de Pensilvania deberán considerar la posibilidad de otorgar a dos jueces de la Corte Superior nuevos mandatos de 10 años.

3 years ago

File photo: Former Trump Organization chief financial officer Allen Weisselberg appears during his sentencing hearing in Manhattan Supreme Court, Jan. 10, 2023, in New York.
Courts & Law

Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial is resuming with ex-CFO Allen Weisselberg on the witness stand

Weisselberg, also a defendant in the lawsuit, is expected to testify about his role in preparing Trump’s annual financial statements.

3 years ago

A close-up of Trump
Courts & Law

Trump’s New York civil fraud trial rolls on after an appeals judge declines to halt it

Trump wanted to halt the trial while he fights a pretrial ruling that could strip him of control of such assets as Trump Tower.

3 years ago

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro.
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Automatic voter registration in Pa. draws GOP lawsuit threats, but little action

Republicans are threatening to sue Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro over automatic voter registration, but the admin appears to be on solid legal ground.

3 years ago

Former President Donald Trump speaks to the media before entering the courtroom at New York Supreme Court, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023, in New York.
Courts & Law

New York judge issues limited gag order after Trump makes disparaging post about court clerk

It came after Trump recirculated a disparaging social media post about Engoron’s principal law clerk, Allison Greenfield. Trump then deleted the post.

3 years ago

A cannibis plant
Community
6abc

Exclusive video captures smoke shop raid in Philadelphia

Law enforcement raided a total of five smoke shops in Philadelphia and South Jersey.

3 years ago

U.S. Supreme Court
Courts & Law

The Supreme Court’s new term starts Monday. Here’s what you need to know

Major cases await, as they always do. There are challenges to regulatory agencies and efforts to regulate social media platforms.

3 years ago

Studio 2

Chef Lidia Bastianich, Pa. Forever Chemicals, Amazon Antitrust Allegations

Chef and PBS host Lidia Bastianich has compiled over a hundred family recipes into a new cookbook. Plus, states in our region join a sweeping FTC lawsuit against Amazon.

Air Date: September 28, 2023 12:00 pm

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