Philadelphia Weekly: 100 percent of Philly wiretaps drug-related, monitor portable devices
By Josh Kruger (Philadelphia Weekly) – As required by federal law, the Administrative Office of the United States Courts (AO)…
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SEPTA Police Launch Body Camera Pilot Program
By Dustin Slaughter Very excited to start an equipment test period to evaluate body cameras for the Transit Police. pic.twitter.com/lg10MqrgHu…
Helen Gym: What the schools need now
By Helen Gym (City Paper) – The chaotic scramble in Harrisburg over whether to allow Philadelphia to tax itself for…
PA Superior Court: Search of Smartphones Requires Warrant
By Max Mitchell (The Legal Intelligencer) – Based on a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision, the state Superior Court has…
Newsworks: Filming Philadelphia’s Muslim past and present
By Waleed Shahid (Newsworks) – For many Muslims born to immigrant parents in this country, our first encounters with an…
Philly Mag: Cigarette Tax Delayed to August 4
By Joel Mathis (Philadelphia Magazine) – The Pennsylvania House will reconvene Aug. 4 to consider approval of a bill that…
Inquirer: Pa. mandatory minimum sentences under challenge
By Chris Palmer (The Inquirer) – Mandatory minimum sentences for gun- and drug-related offenses are in limbo across Pennsylvania, delaying…
City Paper Longread: “A Bitter End”
By Emily Guendelsberger (City Paper) – One thing that nobody disagrees about: Joseph Yourshaw wanted to die. “He talked about…
Plans to expand scope of license-plate readers alarm privacy advocates
By Ali Winston (Center for Investigative Reporting) – Green, a Muni driver and 50-year-old San Francisco resident, had been pulled over and…
KKK Grand Dragon Doesn’t Understand Why Tacony Town Watch Kicked Him Out
By Victor Fiorillo (Philly Mag) – After years of dedicated service with the Tacony Town Watch, Bill Walters was told…
The Philly Declaration 