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Maurice Gordon unbuckles his seatbelt before exiting a New Jersey State Trooper's vehicle in Bass River, N.J. Gordon was fatally shot by the state trooper.
Community

A year after N.J. State Trooper fatally shot Maurice Gordon Jr., his family awaits justice

The incident took place two days before George Floyd’s death and Gordon’s family says they’ve heard little from authorities.

5 years ago

“We Breathe, We Live: Brotherly Love Protest Stories
Community

How do people cope with the trauma of last summer’s violent clashes with police?

Morning Edition host Jennifer Lynn speaks with Engaging Men of Color Initiative member Gabriel Bryant about healing from trauma due to police brutality.

5 years ago

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A makeshift memorial is seen Thursday, April 22, 2021, in Brooklyn Center, Minn., near the site of the fatal shooting of Daunte Wright by a police officer during a traffic stop. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
Courts & Law

Minnesota AG’s office to prosecute case in Wright’s death

Former Brooklyn Center Officer Kim Potter, who is white, fatally shot Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black motorist, on April 11.

5 years ago

In this file photo from June 1, 2020, protesters march down Interstate 676 in Philadelphia, during a march calling for justice over the death of George Floyd. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Courts & Law

Citizen group set to review Pa. State Police use-of-force and racial bias incidents

The panels are housed under a Citizen Advisory Commission Gov. Tom Wolf set up in the wake of racial justice protests, after George Floyd was murdered by Derek Chauvin.

5 years ago

(Screenshot via 6ABC)
Courts & Law
6ABC

Philly police: Man wanted for stalking, sexually assaulting women over 3-day span

Philadelphia police are searching for a man accused of following multiple women home and in some cases sexually assaulting them before getting away.

5 years ago

FILE - In this May, 1985 file photo, scores of row houses burn in a fire in the west Philadelphia neighborhood. Police dropped a bomb on the militant group MOVE's home on May 13, 1985 in an attempt to arrest members, leading to the burning of scores of homes in the neighborhood. A day after Philadelphia's health commissioner was forced to resign over the cremation of partial remains thought to belong to victims of a 1985 bombing of the headquarters of a Black organization, the city now says those victims' remains were never destroyed. City officials told the victims' family Friday, May 14, 2021 that a subordinate had disobeyed Health Commissioner Thomas Farley’s 2017 order to dispose of the remains. (AP Photo/File)
Radio Times

The MOVE bombing in Philadelphia: memory and justice

We look back at the 1985 MOVE bombing in Philadelphia after the recent discovery around the mishandling and the disposal of MOVE victims' remains.

Air Date: May 20, 2021 10:00 am

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FILE - In this April 23, 2021, file photo members of the Supreme Court pose for a group photo at the Supreme Court in Washington. Seated from left are Associate Justice Samuel Alito, Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, Chief Justice John Roberts, Associate Justice Stephen Breyer and Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Standing from left are Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh, Associate Justice Elena Kagan, Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch and Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett. Before the Supreme Court this is week is an argument over whether public schools can discipline students over something they say off-campus. (Erin Schaff/The New York Times via AP, Pool, File)
NPR
Courts & Law

Supreme Court restricts police authority to enter a home without a warrant

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday against warrantless searches by police and seizures in the home.

5 years ago

City Councilmember Curtis Jones. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Courts & Law

‘Watershed moment’: Philly’s new police oversight board moves forward

A Philadelphia City Council committee overwhelmingly passed legislation laying out the duties and powers of the new Citizens Police Oversight Commission.

5 years ago

Police officer pepper-sprays protesters
Courts & Law
6abc

Charges dismissed against former Philadelphia police officer who pepper-sprayed protesters

Charges have been dismissed against a former Philadelphia SWAT officer who was caught on video pepper-spraying protesters on the I-676 during a BLM protest last summer.

5 years ago

Protesters march outside Penn Museum, with one sign prominent that reads,
The Philadelphia Experiment
Community

The MOVE bombing was traumatic. Learning what happened to the bodies is, too.

After the MOVE bombing, the city of Philadelphia held some of the remains for 36 years. Then the answers kept changing, and things got infinitely worse.

5 years ago

After the murder conviction of Derek Chauvin, Black police officers in America are considering what's changed and what hasn't in the year since George Floyd's death. (Siede Preis/Getty Images)
NPR
Courts & Law

After Chauvin verdict, Black police officers consider what has changed

After the murder conviction of Derek Chauvin, Black police officers in America are considering what's changed and what hasn't in the year since George Floyd's death.

5 years ago

Immigrants rights groups gathered outside of the Philadelphia ICE Office to protest immigration policy. (Brad Larrison for WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Courts & Law
Eyes on the Street

I know the dangers of cooperating with ICE. The DA race could bring them back

Immigration activist Erika Almirón on why Philadelphia should not return to cooperating with ICE, something DA candidate Carlos Vega has said he will do.

5 years ago

Philadelphia Health Commissioner Dr. Thomas Farley
Community

Philly Medical Examiner’s Office found remains of MOVE bombing victims in cardboard box before cremation

The remains of people killed in the city’s 1985 MOVE bombing were found in a storage room by employees cleaning in preparation for a move.

5 years ago

A Philadelphia police cruiser is parked between Arch and Market streets in West Philadelphia
Courts & Law

Report: Less than 1% of civilian complaints filed against Philly police result in discipline

A forthcoming report from the city’s Police Advisory Commission found that citizen complaints more often result in training and counseling for the accused officer.

5 years ago

Former Guardian Civic League President Rochelle Bilal announces her organization's support for Larry Krasner for Philadelphia district attorney in June 2017. (Emma Lee/WHYY) June 20, 2017
Politics & Policy

Black police officers and first responders endorse Krasner for DA, breaking from union

The vote of support from Black police and first responder groups comes as police unions for the city’s police officers back Krasner’s challenger, Carlos Vega.

5 years ago

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