Birthright citizenship explained, UPenn ordered to give lists of Jewish staff and students, and a time-honored Center City classic returns
From The Week in Philly from KYW Newsradio by Audacy
April 4, 2026 · 34 min
About this episode
The episode discusses the Supreme Court hearing on birthright citizenship, updates on UPenn's Jewish staff lists, SEPTA's new trains, and local culinary awards.
The U.S. Supreme Court held a hearing this week on birthright citizenship for the children of undocumented immigrants. We break down the case, plus get the latest on the city's budget talks, the federal case over the EEOC's request for lists of Jewish students and faculty from the University of Pennsylvania, SEPTA's efforts to boost its Regional Rail fleet, and local chefs and restaurants in the final running for the James Beard Awards. 00:00 Intro 02:08 Federal judge says Penn must provide lists of Jewish students and faculty 6:39 Explaining the SCOTUS birthright citizenship case 12:40 SEPTA’s new trains 18:27 Bensalem nurse accused of child abuse 24:18 Positive polls for NJ Gov. Mikie Sherrill 30:21 Iron Hill Brewery to reopen; which local restaurants are up for James Beard Awards Listen to The Week in Philly with Matt Leon and our team of reporters on KYW Newsradio every Saturday at 5am and 3pm, and Sunday at 3pm.
People in this episode
Host: Matt Leon
Topics covered
- birthright citizenship
- University of Pennsylvania
- SEPTA
- James Beard Awards
- city budget talks
- child abuse case
- polls for NJ Governor
Keywords
- birthright citizenship
- Supreme Court
- University of Pennsylvania
- SEPTA
- James Beard Awards
- Mikie Sherrill
- Bensalem
- child abuse
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: University of Pennsylvania, SEPTA, James Beard Awards
Places: Bensalem
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