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Law

People walk around, as seen through the parted curtains of a tent.
Courts & Law

U.S. court rejects maintaining COVID-19 asylum restrictions

The court’s decision means the restrictions are still on track to expire on December 21.

4 years ago

Justice Tamika Montgomery-Reeves will join the Third Circuit Court of Appeals next year after being confirmed by the U.S. Senate this week. (state of Delaware photo)
Courts & Law

Meteoric rise for history-making Delaware judge, Tamika Montgomery-Reeves confirmed to join Third Circuit

Tamika Montgomery-Reeves made history as the first Black judge on Delaware’s Supreme Court, now she’s moving up to the federal bench.

4 years ago

In this Oct. 8, 2020 file photo provided by the Michigan Office of the Governor, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer addresses the state during a speech in Lansing, Mich. In an indictment released Thursday, Dec. 17, a federal grand jury charged six men with conspiring to kidnap Whitmer in what investigators say was a plot by anti-government extremists angry over her policies to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
Courts & Law

Lengthy prison terms for 3 who aided Whitmer kidnap plotter

Three men who forged an early alliance with the leader of a plot to kidnap Michigan’s governor have been sentenced to lengthy prison terms for assisting him in 2020.

4 years ago

Chester County Courthouse. (Smallbones/Wikimedia Commons)
Courts & Law

‘Courts are not places where one comes to hedge their bets’: Chester County judge dismisses election recount petitions

Chester County Judge Jeffrey Sommer rejected the “free-wheeling audit of cherry-picked precincts” as Bucks, Delaware, and Montgomery counties grapple with similar petitions.

4 years ago

Supervised injection site supporters in Philadelphia rallied outside a federal hearing Thursday to determine if the proposed Safehouse would violate the federal Controlled Substances Act.
Courts & Law

Philly’s Safehouse pushes DOJ for earlier decision on the legality of supervised injection sites

Philadelphia’s Safehouse says the U.S. Department of Justice is out of time to make a decision on supervised injection sites.

4 years ago

File photo: Jack Smith, the Department of Justice's chief of the Public Integrity Section, poses for a photo at the Department of Justice in Washington, Aug. 24, 2010. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)
Courts & Law

DOJ subpoenas election officials in Pa. and other states Trump disputed

The requests are the first known subpoenas by Smith, who was named last month as special counsel by Attorney General Merrick Garland.

4 years ago

Bill Cosby
Courts & Law

Cosby, NBC, studio face new sex abuse lawsuit from 5 in N.Y.

The lawsuit comes more than a year after Cosby left prison after his 2018 sexual assault conviction in Pennsylvania was overturned.

4 years ago

The entrance of a correctional facility.
Courts & Law

Appeals court rules that the son of a prisoner with schizophrenia held in solitary confinement is allowed to sue Delaware

The man was put in isolation for seven months in 2016. An appeals court says the lawsuit alleging cruel and unusual punishment can resume.

4 years ago

President Biden stands with Education Secretary Miguel Cardona
Courts & Law

Justices keep student loan cancellation blocked for now

The Supreme Court says the Biden administration program to cancel student loans will remain blocked for now, but the justices have agreed to take up the case in late winter.

4 years ago

NPR
Politics & Policy

Senate passes bill to protect same-sex marriages

It now heads back to the House where it is expected to be passed quickly.

4 years ago

Final tally on the conceal carry bill in the New Jersey Assembly. (N.J. Legislature livestream)
Politics & Policy

N.J. Assembly passes concealed carry restrictions following 2-hour debate

The bill seeks to establish various handgun-free zones, including government-owned properties, schools, bars, some restaurants, and entertainment venues.

4 years ago

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks to reporters following a closed-door policy meeting on the Democrats' lame duck agenda, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Politics & Policy

Same-sex marriage legislation clears key Senate hurdle

Twelve Republicans voted with all Democrats to move forward on the legislation, meaning a final vote could come as soon as this week, or later this month.

4 years ago

Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner speaking at a press conference October 5, 2022. (Tom MacDonald/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Pa. House impeaches Philly DA Krasner over policies

The vote sets the stage for what would be the first Pennsylvania Senate impeachment trial in nearly three decades.

4 years ago

Workers with the Philadelphia City Commissioners office sort election materials
Courts & Law

Philly political consultant charged with forging thousands of signatures in 2019 primary

Attorney General Josh Shapiro says Rasheen Crews forged signatures to make sure his clients made it on the ballot in the 2019 Philadelphia primary.

4 years ago

File photo: President Joe Biden speaks about student loan debt forgiveness in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Aug. 24, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
Courts & Law

Appeals court ruling keeps Biden student debt plan on hold

The ruling by the three-judge panel from the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in St. Louis came days after a federal judge in Texas blocked the program.

4 years ago

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