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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

The correctional complex on State Road in Philadelphia. (Emma Lee/WHYY, file)
Courts & Law

Philly agrees to $125K fine for not giving incarcerated people enough out-of-cell time

Under the settlement agreement, the money will go to a pair of organizations that raise money to bail out incarcerated people who are locked up pre-trial.

5 years ago

The exterior of the Supreme Court
Courts & Law

Supreme Court rules in favor of Pa. cheerleader over cursing Snapchat post

The court voted 8-1 in favor of Brandi Levy, who was a 14-year-old high school freshman when she expressed her disappointment over not making the varsity cheerleading team.

5 years ago

The March Madness logo is shown on the court
NPR
Courts & Law

The Supreme Court sides with NCAA athletes in a narrow ruling

The court ruled that NCAA rules are not reasonably necessary to distinguish between college and professional sports. Still, the ruling could be potentially transformative.

5 years ago

The Milton Hershey School is the wealthiest precollege educational institution in the United States. (Margo Reed/The Philadelphia Inquirer)
Radio Times
Courts & Law

Regional Roundup – 06/21/2021

We cover the Supreme Court's decision on Fulton v. City of Philadelphia, controversial college scholarships issued to students of the Milton Hershey School, and Ray Didinger.

Air Date: June 21, 2021

Listen 49:29
The Supreme Court is seen on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, in Washington.
Courts & Law

Supreme Court sides with Catholic agency in Philly that denied same-sex foster parents

Catholic Social Services is affiliated with the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. The agency has said that its beliefs prevent it from certifying same-sex couples as fosters.

5 years ago

Exterior of the Supreme Court
NPR
Courts & Law

Supreme Court dismisses challenge to Obamacare

The decision threw out the challenge to the law, on grounds that Texas and other objecting GOP-dominated states were not required to pay anything under the mandate provision.

5 years ago

FILE - In this July 28, 1971 file photo, Daniel Ellsberg, former Defense Department researcher who leaked top-secret Pentagon papers to the press, speaks to an unofficial House panel investigating the significance of the war documents in Washington. (AP Photo, file)
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Pentagon Papers at 50 and Trump’s DOJ surveillance

What did the Pentagon Papers teach us about government secrecy, press freedom and the Vietnam war? And, Trump's DOJ surveillance of Democratic lawmakers and journalists.

Air Date: June 16, 2021 10:00 am

Listen 49:26
Asia Pratt holds her son Azi while standing outside
Courts & Law

‘That ain’t justice’: Case backlog, jail conditions frustrate people in Philly’s criminal justice system

Pandemic restrictions left many people sitting in jails waiting for their days in court. Their loved ones and attorneys want the wheels of justice moving again.

5 years ago

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Some PSERS trustees pose with Executive Director Glenn Grell in their Harrisburg office
Money
Spotlight PA

Six of 15 board members of embattled Pa. pension fund officially call for removal of its top command

A growing band of board dissidents says PSERS leaders must leave immediately to fix “an irrevocable loss of trust and confidence [due to] persistent underperformance."

5 years ago

Marijuana buds are seen in a glass jar
Politics & Policy

Medical marijuana law changes get through Pennsylvania House

Representatives voted 164 to 38 for the bill, which would permit dispensing a three-month supply at a time, up from one month's supply.

5 years ago

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