Courts & Law
Ex-Temple dean guilty of fraud: What exactly did Moshe Porat do, and what price will he pay?
After being convicted in the Fox rankings, Porat could end up in prison for 25 years. He’ll also likely lose his position as tenured professor.
2 years ago
Mistrial declared again in hate crime case against former South Jersey police chief
This is the second time a jury has been deadlocked on the charges of hate crime assault and civil rights deprivation against former Bordentown Chief Frank Nucera Jr.
2 years ago
Man exonerated after 30 years in prison sues the city of Philadelphia
Christopher Williams was released in Feb. after the Philly DA’s Office found that the prosecution had coerced an informant to lie and had hidden other evidence.
2 years ago
Off-duty Philadelphia police officer shot multiple times
The shooting happened near the intersection of N. 13th and W. Pike streets in North Philadelphia.
2 years ago
Roe v. Wade’s future in doubt after opening Supreme Court arguments
The state of Mississippi is asking the court to overturn those decisions and uphold its law that bans abortion after 15 weeks.
2 years ago
Appeals court orders release of some Mueller report passages
The ruling came in a public records complaint from the news organization BuzzFeed, which sued for an unredacted version of the report.
2 years ago
As sex abuse lawsuit window closes, long road for victims
Since the law went into effect in December 2019, more than 1,000 suits have been filed in the state, with about two-thirds naming religious entities as defendants.
2 years ago
Appeals court to weigh Trump arguments to withhold Jan. 6 records
Judge Tanya Chutkan rejected Trump’s claims that he could exert executive privilege overriding Biden, noting “Presidents are not kings, and Plaintiff is not president."
2 years ago
How a lawsuit against TerraCycle shows the limits of recycling trash in the U.S.
Critics say the way we recycle doesn’t work with plastic waste, which the U.S. produces more of than any other country, sending most of it to landfills.
2 years ago
Listen 5:05Bill Cosby prosecutors take case to U.S. high court
Prosecutors asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review the decision that overturned Bill Cosby’s conviction.
2 years ago
Jury begins deliberations in hate crime trial for former South Jersey police chief
A mostly white jury will decide whether Bordentown’s former police chief Frank Nucera slammed the head of a handcuffed teenager into a door jamb because he was Black.
2 years ago
The Ghislaine Maxwell trial is about to begin. Here’s what to watch for
Opening arguments in the highly anticipated trial of Ghislaine Maxwell begin on Monday in a Manhattan federal court.
2 years ago
As Pa. school funding trial resumes, here’s a cheat sheet on what’s happened so far
The landmark case could change the way Pennsylvania funds its public schools.
2 years ago
Trial set to start on charges Smollett faked racist attack
Jussie Smollett is going on trial this week, accused of lying to police when he reported he was the victim of a racist, homophobic attack in downtown Chicago.
2 years ago