Courts & Law
Philly police ‘can’t keep up’ with rising homicide rate, Outlaw says
In a bi-weekly gun violence update, Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw said the crime rate is rising in areas targeted for crime prevention.
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Parents of teen shot by Pennsylvania State Police sue troopers, local DA
The parents of a Chinese American teenager fatally shot by Pennsylvania State Police filed a federal lawsuit on Wednesday against the troopers involved and the local DA.
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Judge rules against Delaware port operator in tariff dispute
The judge also ruled Tuesday that GT USA Wilmington cannot block Buckeye Partners or its customers from accessing an adjacent fuel storage terminal.
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Legal ethics experts agree: Justice Thomas must recuse in insurrection cases
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and his wife, Ginni, find themselves increasingly in the eye of an ethics storm.
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Pushback on lead investigator’s claims in Kenyatta Johnson bribery trial
Defense attorneys challenge an FBI agent’s interpretation of invoices the Council member’s wife submitted for what the feds believe was cover for a bribe.
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While red states restrict abortion, blue states are voting to protect access
As several red states pass restrictive laws on abortion, progressive legislatures are passing their own policies aiming to protect the right to the procedure.
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Officials: Suspect turns himself in after father of 4 killed in Drexel Hill road rage shooting
The suspect's car was impounded with a bullet hole visible in the back side window.
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Former nurse found guilty in accidental injection death of 75-year-old patient
RaDonda Vaught's conviction could lead to years in prison. It's a rare case of a medical mistake being deemed a crime, and many worry it will have a chilling effect on the ent
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Camden County hails opioid settlement with J&J as ‘game changer’
Camden County will receive $32 million of the state’s settlement that will be used toward education and treatment for residents.
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Trump files lawsuit against Clinton, Democrats for Russia claims
It alleges that Trump, as a result of defendants' actions, has sustained losses of at least $24 million.
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The federal trial of the council member and three co-defendants got underway with competing interpretations of nearly $67,000 in alleged bribes.
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Hawley’s attacks on Ketanji Brown Jackson fuel a surge in online conspiracy chatter
Hawley used much of his question time during Jackson's confirmation hearings this week to distort her sentencing record in cases related to child pornography.
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The Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmation hearings
We discuss Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson and the three days of Senate Judiciary Committee hearings.
Air Date: March 24, 2022 10:00 am
Listen 49:00Senate committee wraps up hearings on Jackson’s nomination
The testimony from the American Bar Association and other legal advocates came after two days of questioning from members of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
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Delco Public Defender’s Office to join forces with national Partners for Justice
Come July, non-attorney advocates will work alongside the lawyers and social workers to increase access to poverty and mental health services.
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