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Philadelphia police outside the federal courthouse. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Courts & Law

Philly civil rights attorneys seek to end stop-and-frisk for ‘quality of life’ offenses

A new court filing seeks to order Philly police to end the practice of stop-and-frisks premised on “quality of life” issues.

5 years ago

In this image from video, defendant and former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, right, listens as Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill presides over pretrial motions before jury selection Tuesday, March 9, 2021 at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis.  Chauvin is charged in the May 25, 2020 death of George Floyd. (Court TV, via AP, Pool)
Courts & Law

Judge refuses to delay, move trial of ex-cop in Floyd death

The rulings were a blow to Derek Chauvin's defense. His attorney sought to halt or move the trial due to concerns that the family settlement had tainted the jury pool.

5 years ago

A police officer moves through tear gas deployed to disperse a crowd as Justice for George Floyd Philadelphia protests continue in Philly
Community

‘Mad or nah?’: Residents react to the damning UN report that cites Philly police violence

Tamara Russell hit the streets to garner reaction to the United Nations’ report pleading for U.S. cities to reform police abuses, citing Philly as its primary example.

5 years ago

Listen 5:04
In a rare move, New Castle County released body-worn camera footage of police shooting and killing of Lymond Moses before the Dept. of Justice completed its investigation into the incident. (Courtesy of New Castle County)
Courts & Law

Body cam footage of fatal Del. shooting released; slain man’s attorney says it contradicts police account

New Castle County Executive Matt Meyer released the videos over the objections of police. Meyer says transparency is paramount to taxpayers.

5 years ago

Listen 2:05
Mayor Jim Kenney speaks
Politics & Policy

Philly could set new record for homicides, officials say during first gun violence briefing

The Kenney administration held its first long-promised public briefing on the city’s gun violence epidemic. Here’s what happened.

5 years ago

Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw speaks at Olney Transportation Center, where a mass shooting occurred on Feb. 17, 2021. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Philly police monitoring social media in effort to prevent retaliatory shootings

Anti-violence activists have mixed feelings about the effort, with some skeptical that police understand communities well enough to know what they’re seeing.

5 years ago

Listen 5:24
A makeshift memorial in downtown Louisville, Ky., for Breonna Taylor in September 2020. Taylor was killed a year ago in her home during a botched narcotics raid carried out by Louisville police.
NPR
Community

A year after Breonna Taylor’s killing, family says there’s ‘no accountability’

Taylor was shot and killed in her apartment by Louisville police last March. "I can't believe it's a year later and we're still just asking people to do the right thing."

5 years ago

Pro-Trump rioters clash with police and security forces as people storm the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. Federal investigators say they expect even more people will be charged in connection with the insurrection. (Brent Stirton/Getty Images)
NPR
Courts & Law

DOJ says at least 100 more people could be charged over Capitol attack

The investigation and prosecution of the Capitol Attack will likely be one of the largest in American history.

5 years ago

A protester kicks a tear gas canister fired by police during protests on Monday, June 1, 2020, in Philadelphia. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Courts & Law
Billy Penn

United Nations slams Philly police as city begins settling tear gas lawsuits

The mayor’s office hasn’t reviewed the UN report, despite the rare international censure.

5 years ago

In this image taken from video, defense attorney Eric Nelson, left, and defendant, former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, right, listen to Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill during pretrial motions, prior to continuing jury selection in the trial of Chauvin, Thursday, March 11, 2021, at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis, Minn. (Court TV/Pool via Pool)
Courts & Law

Minneapolis to pay $27M to settle Floyd family lawsuit

At least three weeks have been set aside to complete a jury of 12 plus two alternates for Derek Chauvin's trial. Potential jurors' identities are being protected.

5 years ago

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks at a vaccination site on Monday, March 8, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, Pool)
Politics & Policy

Resignation demands grow as police get Cuomo groping report

The top Democrat in the state Assembly, Speaker Carl Heastie, on Thursday backed a plan for its judiciary committee to launch an impeachment investigation.

5 years ago

Maurice Gordon and his mother, Racquel Barrett. (Provided)
Courts & Law

Suit: Race a factor in death of Black man killed by N.J. state trooper

The suit names the state of New Jersey, Attorney General Gurbir Grewal, State Police Superintendent Col. Pat Callahan, and the trooper who shot Gordon as defendants.

5 years ago

Derek Chauvin will face a third-degree murder charge in the death of George Floyd, after a district court judge reversed his earlier ruling on Thursday.
(MPR News/Screenshot by NPR)
NPR
Courts & Law

Chauvin trial: Judge reinstates 3rd-degree murder charge over George Floyd’s killing

Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin will face an additional charge of third-degree murder, Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill ruled on Thursday.

5 years ago

SEPTA Police watch Philadelphia students as they exit a subway concourse in Center City. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Courts & Law

SEPTA police union says a catch and release policy endangers officer safety

SEPTA’s police union is calling on agency officials to reverse a policy that delays the arrest of alleged criminal offenders on the SEPTA system.

5 years ago

L to R: A forensic sculpture of Lisa Todd. A high school photo of Lisa Todd. (NBC10)
Courts & Law

DNA technology leads to breakthrough in decades-old Bucks County ‘Jane Doe’ case

The identity of a young pregnant woman whose remains were found in a well in 1988 baffled Bucks County for decades. Now she has a name: Lisa Todd.

5 years ago

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