Courts & Law
Criminal trial begins this week for Amtrak engineer in fatal 2015 train crash
After bouncing around the legal system, a criminal case against the engineer who crashed an Amtrak train nearly seven years ago is finally getting underway.
2 years ago
Defense rests in federal trial in George Floyd’s killing
The officer testified that he didn’t realize how dire Floyd’s condition was until paramedics turned him over.
2 years ago
Teen in mall fight faults cops for handcuffing Black youth
A New Jersey teen involved in a mall fight says police were wrong to treat him differently than the other youth involved in the altercation, who is Black.
2 years ago
Being the first: What it’s like to make Supreme Court history
Sandra Day O'Connor was nervous when she joined the Supreme Court in 1981 as the nation's first female justice.
2 years ago
Officials: Former principal accused of sexually assaulting student at Delco elementary school
Delaware County officials have announced the arrest of a former principal who is accused of sexually assaulting a student.
2 years ago
Defense and prosecutors rest their case in hate crimes trial against Arbery’s killers
Prosecutors relied heavily on racist evidence from cell phones and testimony from acquaintances, but the defense called only one witness.
2 years ago
Judge rejects effort by Trump to toss Jan. 6 lawsuits
U.S. District Court Judge Amit Mehta says in his ruling that Trump’s words were “plausibly words of incitement not protected by the First Amendment.”
2 years ago
Feds charge two Philly men in string of armed robberies at Latino businesses
The pair hit five businesses in the Feltonville and Juniata sections between Nov. 21 and Dec. 6. One business was robbed twice in two days.
2 years ago
Judge sentences cop who killed Daunte Wright to 2 years
The former suburban Minneapolis police officer who said she confused her handgun for her Taser when she fatally shot Daunte Wright has been sentenced to two years in prison.
2 years ago
The Pa. Supreme Court prepares to decide how to draw the state’s Congressional districts
Candidates were supposed to have been working to get on the ballot by now, but the state's election schedule is on ice because new political maps are not in place yet.
2 years ago
Trump must testify in New York investigation, judge rules
A judge has ruled former President Donald Trump must answer questions under oath in a New York investigation into his business practices. It is likely to be appealed.
2 years ago
‘Real evil of straw purchases’ revealed in Delaware firearms cases
Delaware prosecutors say guns obtained illegally via straw purchases include one woman who bought her boyfriend a gun used in a Dover murder.
2 years ago
NFL hires former AG Loretta Lynch to handle its racial discrimination suit
The former attorney general was tapped in 2020 by the NFL to work on an inquiry into claims of workplace misconduct involving the then-Washington Football Team.
2 years ago
‘I can kind of relax now’: West Philly housing activist fights off illegal eviction
Following a virtual hearing, Asantewaa Nkruma-Ture will have 30 days to move out of her West Philly apartment — without any hostility from the property owner.
2 years ago
Asantewaa Nkrumah-Ture will ask a judge to grant an emergency injunction so she can safely prepare to move out of her Cobbs Creek apartment.
2 years ago