Law
Wilmington’s divided City Council changes controversial law to fill vacancy
The first nominee was the outgoing member’s twin. A second pick never got a vote. The new process is more inclusive and public, but rancor remains.
7 years ago
Listen 0:55Protecting your privacy online
What can we do to protect our privacy from big tech companies data mining, tracking, and surveillance?
Air Date: February 5, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 49:46How do employers hire undocumented immigrants and what are the laws surrounding this practice? Also, we hear about Trump's use of undocumented labor on his properties.
Air Date: January 30, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 49:00How corruption in forensic science is harming the criminal justice system
There are plenty of reasons for forensic misconduct. But there is also the reality that many crime labs lack proper oversight.
7 years ago
Mueller disputes report that Trump directed lawyer to lie
Mueller's office on Friday night said, "BuzzFeed's description of specific statements ... regarding Michael Cohen's congressional testimony are not accurate."
7 years ago
Congress to probe report Trump told lawyer Cohen to lie
Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani said in a statement Friday that "any suggestion — from any source — that the President counseled Michael Cohen to lie is categorically false."
7 years ago
The census citizenship question / ACA contraceptive coverage / Philly’s deadliest roadway
Guests: Ari Berman, Allison Hoffman, Jason Laughlin ...
Air Date: January 17, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 49:00‘I’m a survivor of violence’: Portraits of women waiting in Mexico for U.S. asylum
Domestic violence was the leading reported crime in Honduras, according to a March 2015 report by the United Nations' special rapporteur on violence against women.
7 years ago
Freed from copyright, these classic works are yours to adapt
A large body of films, music, and books from that year entered the public domain on Jan. 1, the first time that's happened in 20 years.
7 years ago
2019 means puffing on beaches goes up in smoke in New Jersey
There are about two dozen new laws taking effect in 2019, according to a tally kept by the nonpartisan Office of Legislative Services.
7 years ago
Pennsylvania getting ready for new hemp industry
Newly passed Farm Bill legalizes industrial hemp, paving way for new commodity crop
7 years ago
Federal anti-lynching legislation clears historic hurdle
While this is the first time the Senate has passed anti-lynching legislation, Congress has been trying for over a century.
7 years ago
Trump administration wants to toughen food stamp work requirements
USDA could make it harder for Pa. SNAP recipients to keep year-round benefits
7 years ago
Mattis resigns; Pulling out of Syria; The Trump Foundation dissolves
Guests: Tom Nichols, Mona Yacoubian, Samer Abboud, Peter Overby We’ll begin today’s show discussing the surpr ...
Air Date: December 21, 2018 10:00 am
Listen 48:59Tangled up in the process: Should a criminal history bar you from a career in cosmetology?
Requirements for a cosmetology license in Pennsylvania include having "good moral character," which can disqualify even those who say they've turned their lives around.
Air Date: December 17, 2018
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