Law
Delaware juvenile justice reforms signed into law
Gov. John Carney signed three bills Thursday that aim to divert juveniles away from the criminal justice system —where about 3,000 juveniles are arrested every year.
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Former Chemours employee charged with trying to sell company secrets to China
A federal grand jury charged the former employee of the DuPont spin-off with conspiracy.
7 years ago
At Philly’s Outfest, Sessions order eroding LGBT protections widely panned
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions issues directive allowing businesses, nonprofits, and others claiming "religious liberty" to deny jobs or services to LGBT community.
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Republicans decide that sex harassment is very, very bad
Wow. Isn’t it amazing how the GOP and Donald Trump Jr. are suddenly rocking the sexual harassment issue, now that Harvey Weinstein has been outed as a serial pig?
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Cold case squad looks to solve New Castle County murders
The two-man unit scours all sources for information on unsolved murders in northern Delaware, from DNA evidence to social media.
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Listen 0:00Inmates sue Philly’s Federal Detention Center for right to see loved ones while they await trial
Two current inmates are suing Philadelphia's Federal Detention Center to overturn a policy that blocks some of their loved ones from visiting them as they await trial.
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Listen 0:00The case for televising U.S. Supreme Court proceedings
The first Monday in October, the start of the U.S. Supreme Court’s new term, prompts an almost annual question: Why don’t ...
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Claiming predatory practices, Pa. attorney general sues student loan servicer Navient
Pennsylvania's attorney general is suing Navient, the country's largest student loan servicer.
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Ending gerrymandering is fundamental, but Harrisburg doesn’t want to hear it
Fixing gerrymandering is one of the most pressing repairs we can apply to our faltering democracy, but leaders in our state government are all but refusing to discuss it.
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Attorney: Delays at N.J. Board of Nursing endanger public, leave health care workers uncertain
The New Jersey Board of Nursing is broken, and the next governor will have to fix it.
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Listen 0:00Major fentanyl bust marks Montco’s designation as heavy drug-trafficking area
"Enough fentanyl to kill half the population of Montgomery County" was confiscated during a drug bust at a Cheltenham shopping center, county officials said Tuesday.
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Is ‘Jungle Jabbah’ a ruthless killer or vendetta victim? Two portraits emerge in Delco man’s trial
Mohammed Jabbateh came to the U.S. on a visitor's visa in 1998, shortly after the end of Liberia's first civil war.
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Listen 2:22Brady opponent to plead guilty — what will he say?
The former candidate whom prosecutors say U.S. Rep. Bob Brady paid to drop out of a 2012 primary challenge is scheduled to plead guilty in federal court Monday.
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Judge upholds releasing names of Philly cops involved in shootings within 72 hours
Common Pleas Court Judge Daniel Anders has decided that city officials can continue releasing the names of officers in police-involved sh ...
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Kenney slams Trump administration over ICE arrests of 100 in Philly
Large-scale arrests in Philadelphia and other "sanctuary cities" netted about 400 unauthorized immigrants Thursday.
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