Courts & Law
Philly DA: City’s 2022 murder rate already outpacing record-deadly 2021
As homicides spike to a rate unseen in Philadelphia since the city began tracking murders, Philly DA Larry Krasner vows to focus on prosecuting gun crimes.
2 years ago
Sarah Palin’s defamation suit against ‘The New York Times’ gets its day in court
The case pits First Amendment protections for robust free speech against the right of someone not to be defamed.
2 years ago
Attorney General Garland pledges a comprehensive response to violent crime
The federal government will stand "shoulder to shoulder" with communities working to fight gun violence, Merrick Garland tells a meeting of U.S. mayors.
2 years ago
Anti-abortion protesters optimistic at March for Life in DC
Thousands of anti-abortion protesters marched in the nation’s capital with a growing sense of optimism about the prospects this year of a sweeping rollback of abortion rights.
2 years ago
Company that opened pop-up COVID-19 testing site in Philly faces lawsuit
The lawsuit filed in Minnesota alleges Center for COVID Control either failed to deliver results or delivered inaccurate results.
2 years ago
Sharon Hill Borough Council fires 3 police officers charged in Fanta Bility’s death
The action came two days after the Delaware County DA filed charges in the August shooting death of the 8-year-old and the wounding of three others.
2 years ago
Top Delaware court rejects ex-Trump adviser’s defamation case against Yahoo, Huff Post
Delaware’s Supreme Court denied former Trump adviser Carter Page’s defamation lawsuit over media reports on his connections to Russian officials.
2 years ago
Pope Benedict XVI failed to stop sex abuse when he was an archbishop, law firm says
Pope Benedict XVI failed to take action in four instances — including two that resulted in legal charges — while he was the archbishop of Munich and Freising.
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Supreme Court allows Jan. 6 committee to get Trump documents
In a rebuff to former President Donald Trump, the Supreme Court is allowing the release of presidential documents sought by the congressional committee.
2 years ago
Mass. man who sent threatening emails to Police Commissioner Outlaw gets prison time
In June 2020, Peter Fratus sent two emails to Outlaw’s official email, amid nationwide protests against police brutality and the murder of George Floyd.
2 years ago
New York AG says Trump’s company misled banks, tax officials
New evidence shows that Trump’s company used “fraudulent or misleading” valuations of its golf clubs, skyscrapers, and other property to get loans and tax benefits.
2 years ago
A star witness — but a careful one — takes center stage in Pa. school funding trial
Secretary of Education Noe Ortega is a defendant in the trial. But he struck a neutral tone as a witness, mirroring the Wolf administration’s overall tact.
2 years ago
Three Sharon Hill police officers charged in the death of 8-year-old Fanta Bility
Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer announced the charges in connection with the August incident after an Academy Park football game.
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