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Politics & Policy

Wolf celebrates new Pa. law allowing student athletes to be compensated

Student athletes in Pa. can now profit off their name, image, and likeness. It comes on the heels of an unanimous U.S. Supreme Court decision in June.

5 years ago

Elon Musk leaves the New Castle County Courthouse
Courts & Law

Elon Musk takes the stage in Wilmington courtroom and doesn’t hold back

Musk testified in a Tesla shareholder lawsuit against him. He's the latest business celebrity to appear in Delaware Chancery Court.

5 years ago

1724 Chester Courthouse in the City of Chester, Pa., on Avenue of the States. (Wikimedia Commons/public domain)
Urban Planning

Delco takes control of 1724 Chester Courthouse, the ‘longest continuously used government building in the country’

The County Council has entered into a 99-year lease agreement with the Pa. Historical and Museum Commission for the 18th-century structure.

5 years ago

Members of the Supreme Court pose for a group photo at the Supreme Court in Washington
NPR
Courts & Law

Here are 5 takeaways from the Supreme Court term

The court's term ranged from compromise to confrontation, with the conservative supermajority holding back until almost the end of the term.

5 years ago

A woman holds signs at a rally at the state Capitol on June 20 in Austin, Texas, to fight SB7, a controversial voting bill. (Sergio Flores/Getty Images)
NPR
Courts & Law

What’s next for voting rights after the Supreme Court’s decision

The U.S. Supreme Court decided a major case on voting rights that essentially gutted what's left of the Voting Rights Act.

5 years ago

Bill Cosby departs after his sexual assault trial, Thursday, April 26, 2018, at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pa. Cosby was convicted Thursday of drugging and molesting a woman in the first big celebrity trial of the #MeToo era. (Matt Slocum/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Bucks County senator announces bill to limit deals like the one that freed Cosby

State Senators Lisa Baker and Steve Santarsiero say the process that allowed the disgraced comedian to walk out of prison should not play out again.

5 years ago

Radio Times
Courts & Law

‘The Second: Race and Guns in a Fatally Unequal America’

Emory University historian Carol Anderson discusses the racist roots of the Second Amendment and the impact on African Americans from slavery to the present.

Air Date: July 2, 2021 10:00 am

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Bruce Castor
Courts & Law
Billy Penn

A list of bizarre career moves by attorney Bruce Castor, whose deal helped free Cosby

The former Montco prosecutor fought with colleagues, represented insurrectionists, and repeatedly accused opponents of corruption.

5 years ago

Election workers sort ballots
NPR
Courts & Law

The Supreme Court deals a new blow to voting rights, upholding Arizona restrictions

The justices, in a 6-3 opinion, narrowed the only major section of the landmark Voting Rights Act that remains in effect.

5 years ago

Bill Cosby, center, and spokesperson Andrew Wyatt, right, approach members of the media
Courts & Law

Explainer: Why Bill Cosby’s sex assault conviction was overturned

Bill Cosby's sexual assault conviction was thrown out Wednesday by Pennsylvania's highest court. Here's a look at the case against Cosby and the court's decision.

5 years ago

Andrew Bruck (Office of AG)
Courts & Law

Murphy appoints first openly gay attorney general in New Jersey history

Andrew Bruck will take over after Gurbir Grewal departs for the federal government in July. Bruck will be the state’s first openly gay attorney general.

5 years ago

Donald Trump stands next to his son Don Jr.
Courts & Law

Charges expected Thursday for Trump’s company, top executive

The charges against the Trump Organization and the company’s chief financial officer, Allen Weisselberg, appear to involve non-monetary benefits the company gave to top execs.

5 years ago

A view of a South Philly street; Rep. Amen Brown headshot
Courts & Law
Billy Penn

West Philly state Rep. Amen Brown implicated in deed fraud, other lawsuits

Brown says he was the victim of a Craigslist scam. The rightful homeowner spent years fighting to get father’s property back.

5 years ago

Roy Christman (left) and William Kellner, protested plans to build the PennEast natural gas pipeline at a FERC 'listening session' near Jim Thorpe, Pa. in 2016. FERC has now approved the project. (Jon Hurdle / StateImpact PA)
Courts & Law
StateImpact Pennsylvania

U.S. Supreme Court rules PennEast pipeline project can use eminent domain to take N.J. state land

New Jersey had fought to keep the company from building the pipeline on state-controlled conservation land.

5 years ago

Marijuana buds are seen in a glass jar
Community

Camden moves to ban cannabis businesses to implement its own rules in the future

Officials face an Aug. 22 deadline under the measure giving the Cannabis Regulatory Commission control over the N.J. recreational marijuana market.

5 years ago

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