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Courts & Law

New Jersey Supreme Court dismisses minor juvenile warrants

The court has ordered the dismissal of up to 1,400 failure-to-appear warrants that are over five years old for nonviolent minor offenses that were issued against juveniles.

6 years ago

Judge Amy Coney Barrett
Politics & Policy

GOP-led Senate panel advances Barrett despite Dems’ boycott

Never has the Senate confirmed a Supreme Court nominee so close to a presidential election.

6 years ago

City officials gather on a basketball court in Philadelphia’s Germantown neighborhood to announce a lawsuit against Pennsylvania’s Firearm Preemption Laws
Community

‘Mad or nah?’: Philly residents react to city suing state over gun laws

Tamara Russell, aka Revive POC, hit the streets of Philadelphia to see what residents think about the city’s efforts to quell rising gun violence.

6 years ago

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Supreme Court Justice nominee Amy Coney Barrett testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee
Courts & Law

Barrett was trustee at private school with anti-gay policies

The private Christian schools effectively barred admission to children of same-sex parents and made it plain that openly LGBTQ teachers weren’t welcome in the classroom.

6 years ago

Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg
Politics & Policy

Prospects dim for critical election bill in Pennsylvania

County officials are still pushing for a change they say could ensure the vast majority of ballots are counted within hours of polls closing.

6 years ago

Police patrol car with flashing lights and siren on
Courts & Law

New Jersey man arrested for allegedly threatening judge

William Kaetz's arrest comes months after a disgruntled attorney fatally shot the son of U.S. District Judge Esther Salas and wounded her husband in a targeted attack.

6 years ago

Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett speaks during a confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee
NPR
Courts & Law

Takeaways from Amy Coney Barrett’s Judiciary confirmation hearings

President Trump’s nominee deflected answering most questions, citing precedent that she can’t weigh in on issues she may rule on.

6 years ago

Committee Chairman Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., stands with Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, left, in front of Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, during the confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett, before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Kevin Dietsch/Pool via AP)
Courts & Law

GOP pushes Barrett’s nomination ahead, Dems decry ‘sham’

Judge Amy Coney Barrett's confirmation to take the seat of the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg seems inevitable, as even some Senate Democrats acknowledged.

6 years ago

Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett speaks during a confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee
Courts & Law

Barrett skips past Democrats’ pressing questions

Senators are digging deeper into the conservative judge’s outlook on abortion, health care and a potentially disputed presidential election.

6 years ago

Supreme Court justice nominee Amy Coney Barrett testifies on the second day of her Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing
Politics & Policy

Amy Coney Barrett faces Democrats’ tough questions

She declined to say whether she would recuse herself from any election-related cases involving President Donald Trump.

6 years ago

Judge Amy Coney Barrett, President Donald Trumps Supreme Court nominee, during the first day of her Senate confirmation hearing
NPR
Courts & Law

Watch live: Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court confirmation hearing

The nomination has become a political lightning rod as Democrats charge that Republicans are rushing it to get Barrett confirmed before the Nov. 3 election.

6 years ago

Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett is sworn in during her Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing
Courts & Law

Health care is focus as Barrett Supreme Court hearing opens

Republicans, who control the Senate, are moving at a breakneck pace to seat Judge Amy Coney Barrett before the Nov. 3 election to secure Trump's pick.

6 years ago

Judge Amy Coney Barrett
NPR
Courts & Law

‘Courts are not designed to solve every problem,’ Barrett to say in opening statement

The Senate Judiciary Committee starts confirmation hearings on Monday for President Trump’s latest Supreme Court nominee, Judge Amy Coney Barrett.

6 years ago

Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro.
Politics & Policy

Pennsylvanians to pick 3 statewide row office holders Nov. 3

Voters next month will decide who should be Pennsylvania’s attorney general, state treasurer and auditor general.

6 years ago

Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020, at the Capitol in Washington.   (Caroline Brehman/Pool via AP)
Politics & Policy

Delaware Sen. Chris Coons talks with Supreme Court nominee Barrett ahead of hearings

Ahead of confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett, U.S. Senator Chris Coons asks one key question: “Why are we doing this?”

6 years ago

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