OPINION: What’s Holding Up the Investigation of Last Year’s SEPTA Cop Taser Incident?
By Austin Nolen Reposted from Spirit News: At around 2 a.m. on the morning of October 26th of last year,…
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Federal Judge Denies First Amendment Challenge to Philly ISIS Prosecution
By Austin Nolen A federal judge has denied a constitutional challenge to the prosecution of Keonna Thomas, a Philadelphia woman…
Justice Department Releases Interim Report on Philly Use of Force Reform
By Austin Nolen The Community Oriented Policing Service (COPS) Office of the Department of Justice today released a progress report…
PA Supreme Court Upholds Death Penalty Reprieve
By Austin Nolen According to a decision released today by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, Governor Tom Wolf acted within his…
Philadelphia Federal Appeals Court Reinstates NYPD Spying Lawsuit
By Austin Nolen On Tuesday, a panel of three judges of the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia unanimously…
PA Supreme Court Hears Arguments Over State Open Records Director
By Austin Nolen Last month, on Wednesday, September 9th, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case of…
What Ever Happened to Parking Ticket Reform?
By Austin Nolen Three years ago, Daily News columnist Ronnie Polaneczky published a surprising story: a Court of Common Pleas…
New Lawsuit Filed in Brandon Tate-Brown Case
By Austin Nolen On Wednesday, Brandon Tate-Brown’s mother filed a new lawsuit against the City of Philadelphia, as well as…
9 Convictions for 1 Death: Inside the Case of the “MOVE 9”
By Austin Nolen Thirty seven years ago, after an extended confrontation between Philadelphia radical group MOVE and their neighbors and…
Absent Former Officers Arraigned on Brutality Charges
By Austin Nolen Former Philadelphia Police officers Kevin Robinson and Sean McKnight were arraigned on Tuesday in the Philadelphia Court…
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