Hazleton seeks to resurrect crackdown on illegal immigrants
Even as the Obama administration on Wednesday implemented a plan to let illegal immigrants brought here as children apply to remain, Hazleton, Pa., officials were trying to persuade a federal appeals...
View ArticleDad waives hearing in death of son who ingested drugs
An East Frankford man waived his right to a preliminary hearing Tuesday in the death of his infant son, whose bottle had been spiked with narcotics. Orlando Rosado's decision to forgo a Municipal...
View ArticleFugitive claims he killed wife's mistress in self defense
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View ArticleInquirer Editorial: City has room and ability to feed homeless indoors
When a federal judge blocked Mayor Nutter's sensible ban on open-air feedings of the homeless along the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in July, he concluded that city officials hadn't done enough to...
View ArticleObamacare: Supreme Court orders new look at university’s lawsuit
The US Supreme Court on Monday set the stage for further litigation over the constitutionality of President Obama’s health-care reform law. In a somewhat unusual maneuver, the high court agreed to...
View ArticleCourt rejects taking case of church's struggles
For 21 years now, the struggle over who should have succeeded to the leadership of the Church of the Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith has played itself out in Pennsylvania's courts among the...
View ArticleMan faces trial for allegedly carrying guns and drugs on Broad Street Subway
A Philadelphia man arrested for allegedly carrying a disassembled assault rifle, loaded pistol, knife, and drugs aboard the northbound Broad Street Subway was held for trial Friday on weapons and drug...
View ArticleTask force to city: More indoor feeding sites needed for homeless
MAYOR NUTTER will have to beef up Philly's indoor-feeding sites if he wants to move meals for the hungry out of city parks, according to a new report. Nutter - who last month was blocked by a judge...
View ArticleAlleged subway gun toter held for trial
A Philadelphia man arrested carrying a disassembled assault rifle, loaded pistol, knife and drugs while he rode the northbound Broad Street Subway was held for trial this morning on weapons and drug...
View ArticleReligious Charity On Philadelphia Homeless Feeding Ban: 'We're Going To...
A Philadelphia religious charity is set on helping the homeless -- come hell or high water. Chosen 300 Ministries is back on the streets providing food for homeless people after a judge has halted...
View ArticleIt's better to feed the homeless indoors
For groups defying Mayor Nutter's sensible ban on open-air feedings of the homeless along the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, it may well be a social or religious calling to help desperate men and women...
View ArticleAppeals court upholds church veto on membership
A lot of disputes wind up being settled by the courts but a church members excommunication will not be one of them, a federal appeals court panel ruled today. A unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S....
View ArticlePhiladelphia Homeless Feeding Ban Challenged By Charities
By Dave Warner PHILADELPHIA, July 10 (Reuters) - A new law in Philadelphia banning the feeding of homeless people on city parkland came under fire on Tuesday in court, where Mayor Michael Nutter...
View ArticleNutter says hell act on homeless-feeding report
The task force formed after Mayor Nutter banned the distribution of free meals in city parks - most notably along the Benjamin Franklin Parkway - released a comprehensive report Monday that touched on...
View ArticleNutter receives report on feeding the homeless
The task force formed after Mayor Nutter banned the distribution of free meals in city parks - most notably along the Benjamin Franklin Parkway - released a comprehensive report Monday that touched on...
View ArticleNutter Defends Homeless Feeding Ban
A ban on outdoor feeding of the homeless in Philadelphia's parks is part of a broader strategy to combat homelessness, not an attempt to hide them from the tourist area where many of the city's most...
View ArticlePennsylvania Hands Down Another Controversial Homeless Feeding Ban
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- Groups that volunteer to feed homeless people in Pennsylvania's state capital are being banned from lots near the county courthouse and administration building because of complaints...
View ArticleJudge blocks Philadelphia's homeless feeding ban
A federal judge has blocked Philadelphia's effort to ban the feeding of homeless people outdoors. U.S. District Judge William Yohn says he...
View ArticleMayor Nutter, religious groups feeding poor, homeless, reach truce on...
Mayor Nutter and religious groups that distribute free outdoor meals to the poor have reached a truce, agreeing to temporarily step away from litigation in order to address larger issues surrounding...
View ArticleNutter, groups feeding homeless reach truce on outdoor meals
Mayor Nutter and religious groups that distribute free outdoor meals to the poor have reached a truce, agreeing to temporarily step away from litigation in order to address larger issues surrounding...
View ArticleIn Philly parks, churches fight to feed the homelessColumn
Church ministries have been feeding homeless people in Philadelphia's public parks for decades – not as a charitable gesture, but as an act of faith. But earlier this year, city officials passed an...
View ArticlePhiladelphia Homeless Feeding Ban Officially Blocked By Judge
A judge in Philadelphia has brought the gavel down on the homeless feeding ban in Philadelphia. Federal Judge William H. Yohn Jr. released a 56-page opinion blocking Mayor Michael Nutter's ban on...
View ArticlePhiladelphia advocates clash with the city over new rules on feeding the...
The Rev. Brian Jenkins had a simple explanation for why his Chosen 300 Ministries provides free food to homeless people at 16th Street and the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. In 1996, Jenkins told a...
View ArticleAdvocates, Phila. clash over rules on feeding homeless
The Rev. Brian Jenkins had a simple explanation for why his Chosen 300 Ministries provides free food to homeless people at 16th Street and the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. In 1996, Jenkins told a...
View ArticleNutter: Ban on feeding part of plan to end homelessness
Mayor Nutter told a federal judge this morning that his ban on public feeding of homeless people in the city parks is part of his plan to end city homelessness - not a reaction to pressure from...
View ArticleJudge sets arguments on ban on feeding the homeless on Parkway
After two days of testimony from witnesses ranging from homeless advocates to Mayor Nutter, a federal judge has set oral arguments for Thursday on the constitutionality of a new city ordinance that...
View ArticleJudge affirms ruling blocking homeless feeding ban
As expected, a federal judge today affirmed his July 12 ruling blocking enforcement of Mayor Nutter's law banning groups from providing free food to homeless people along the Benjamin Franklin...
View ArticleJudge blocks city's homeless-feeding crackdown
Saying he found no evidence that feeding hungry and homeless people on the City Hall concourse was better than on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, a federal judge Thursday blocked enforcement of Mayor...
View ArticleJudge blocks cityÂs homeless-feeding crackdown
Saying he had found no evidence that feeding hungry and homeless people on the City Hall concourse was better than on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, a federal judge Thursday blocked enforcement of...
View ArticleJudge repeats: Parkway feeding can go on
A federal judge on Friday reaffirmed his July 12 order blocking enforcement of Mayor Nutter's rule banning groups from feeding homeless people along the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. Within hours of the...
View ArticleCourt returns $75,000 judgment in arrest at Linc
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View ArticleMan who feeds homeless on Parkway gets needed help
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View ArticleAttorney General's Office presents argument defending rules requiring...
(Source: State of Washington) Stormans case to be argued in federal Ninth Circuit court Thursday PORTLAND, Ore. - This week, the Attorney General's Office will defend rules requiring pharmacies to fill...
View ArticleJury awards $80,000 to Penn student arrested in Occupy Philadelphia roundup
A federal civil jury in Philadelphia on Thursday awarded a University of Pennsylvania doctoral candidate $80,000 for his 2011 arrest by city police while observing an Occupy Philadelphia protest for...
View ArticleRights vs. public decorum
Two groups want tighter rules on Parkway homeless. By Jennifer Lin Inquirer Staff Writer Nowhere in Philadelphia do rich and poor commingle so awkwardly as on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, the...
View ArticleDecorum on the Parkway
Civic groups want tighter rules for homeless. By Jennifer Lin Inquirer Staff Writer Nowhere in Philadelphia do rich and poor commingle so awkwardly as on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, the cultural hub...
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View ArticleJury selection begins in ex-cops murder trial
By Joseph A. Slobodzian, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER Jury selection began this morning in Philadelphia Common Pleas Court in the murder trial of former Philadelphia police officer Frank Tepper in the 2009...
View ArticleGroups Vow to Ignore Outdoor Feeding Ban
The announcement was made with little fanfare on Wednesday, Mayor Michael Nutter introduced a series of actions designed to encourage hungry Philadelphians, and those who feed the hungry outdoors, to...
View ArticleHomeless feeding bans: Well-meaning policy or war on the poor?
You can’t just feed the homeless outdoors in Philadelphia anymore; you now need a permit. In Dallas, you can give away food only with official first. Laws tightening regulations on aid to the homeless...
View ArticleIn Philadelphia, charities challenge ban on feeding the homeless
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - A new law in Philadelphia banning the feeding of homeless people on city parkland came under fire on Tuesday in court, where Mayor Michael Nutter defended it as part of a...
View ArticleNutter plans to end feedings of the homeless on the Parkway
By Miriam Hill and Dan Moberger Inquirer Staff Writers  End to feeding homeless in city parks? HEALTH Healthy Kids: Some help with food allergies  FDA may probe TX firm that held Perry's stem cells...
View ArticleFor minister, it's about more than feeding the homeless
Ever since Mayor Nutter's ban on feeding homeless people on Benjamin Franklin Parkway went into effect June 1, I've been worried about Violet Little. After all, she's been nourishing the Parkway's...
View ArticleChurch groups sue Philly for homeless feeding ban
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Religious and community outreach organizations sued the city in federal court Tuesday over new regulations that prohibit feeding the homeless in outdoor public spaces, maintaining...
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