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In this May 29, 2020, file photo, demonstrators walk along Pennsylvania Avenue as they protest the death of George Floyd in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Police lieutenant: Kneeling on neck ‘top tier, deadly force’

Attorneys on both sides at the trial of Officer Derek Chauvin face a delicate balance in questioning witnesses who have experienced pain while trying to advance their cases.

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Protesters march from the scene of Walter Wallace Jr.’s killing to Malcolm X Park. (Emma Lee/WHYY)

Courts & Law

Family of Walter Wallace Jr. is suing the two Philly police officers who killed him

The lawsuit filed Wednesday accuses the two officers of using unreasonable and unauthorized force when they fatally shot Wallace last fall.

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Tyneka Cephas (center) spoke out for the first time about the sexual assault she endured from a uniformed Wilmington police officer. She's suing the city over the incident. (Zoom screengrab)

Courts & Law

‘It was a horrid thing’: Woman sexually assaulted by Wilmington police officer speaks out

The victim is now suing the former police officer, as well as the city’s police chief and mayor.

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Courts & Law

Philly police officer, former detective arrested for allegedly beating man with autism

Philly DA Larry Krasner says brothers James and Patrick Smith lied to investigators about the assault and identified themselves to the victim as “town watch.”

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Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw speaks at Olney Transportation Center, where a mass shooting occurred on Feb. 17, 2021. She joined local and state officials in calling for legislative and executive action to stop gun violence. (Emma Lee/WHYY)

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Courts & Law

Philly police chief says agency can’t fund violence prevention even as spending grows

Philly is spending more on policing now than in the past, yet PPD can’t budget for anti-violence work amid a homicide crisis, the Commissioner Outlaw said.

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Politics & Policy

Suburban lawmaker reintroduces ‘Breonna’s Law’ to ban no-knock warrants

The proposed measure would prohibit use of no-knock warrants, a practice Kentucky police engaged in when they fatally shot Breonna Taylor.

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Community

Billy Penn

To stop Philly gun violence, officials should put their money where their mouth is, protesters say

“We are robbing our children of a childhood,” said an organizer of Friday’s rally at City Hall.

5 years ago

Maesa Story, a worker at Montana Advanced Caregivers, packs a joint with marijuana at the Billings, Mont. medical marijuana dispensary on Nov. 11, 2020. Recreational marijuana initiatives passed in four states this year, from liberal New Jersey to conservative Montana and South Dakota. The results prove how broadly accepted marijuana has become throughout the country and across party lines. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown)

Courts & Law

Parents must be told of cannabis offense under new state law

Murphy, a Democrat, signed the legislation a day after the Democrat-led Legislature passed what lawmakers called a “cleanup” bill to correct last month’s law.

5 years ago

Courts & Law

Spotlight PA

How being sick could result in even stiffer penalties for spitting on Pa. police

The bill, which is moving through the Pennsylvania legislature, specifically names HIV and hepatitis B, even though those viruses can’t be transmitted through saliva.

5 years ago

People view the Supreme Court building from behind security fencing on Capitol Hill

NPR

Courts & Law

Supreme Court mulls whether police can enter a home without warrant to save a life

At issue in the case was whether police may enter a person's home in order to safeguard the homeowner from potential harm.

5 years ago

The streets of Chinatown in April 2020. (Emma Lee/WHYY)

Community

Police investigating ‘hateful and racist’ vandalism in Chinatown, South Philly

Philly police say they are actively investigating two incidents of racist vandalism in Chinatown and in South Philly.

5 years ago

Courts & Law

‘Staggering and disturbing lack of candor,’ former Wilmington cop indicted for tampering with evidence

James MacColl faces three charges for allegedly lying to investigators about the gun he used to shoot 18-year-old Yahim Harris during a chase in 2019.

5 years ago

The exterior of Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility as seen through a fence

Courts & Law

Questions swirl after Philly man’s murder on prison grounds; correctional officers call on commissioner to resign

Days after a young man was murdered on prison grounds, Philadelphia’s union for city correctional officers is calling on Prisons Commissioner Blanche Carney to resign.

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