Courts & Law
Alex Jones ordered to pay $965 million for Sandy Hook lies
The verdict is the second big judgment against the Infowars host for claiming the massacre was staged. It came in a lawsuit filed by the relatives of eight victims.
3 years ago
In Pa. county jails, people with mental illness are routinely met with pepper spray and stun guns
A WITF investigation finds that corrections officers use physical force on people who may be unable to comply with orders due to a mental health condition.
3 years ago
Arrest made in deadly Roxborough shooting
A suspect has been arrested in the deadly shooting near Roxborough High School, the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office said.
3 years ago
The Supreme Court meets Andy Warhol, Prince and a case that could threaten creativity
However the Supreme Court rules, its decision will have rippling practical consequences.
3 years ago
3 officers injured, suspect killed in Philadelphia shooting
Three Philadelphia police officers were shot and wounded at a home and a suspect was killed early Wednesday when a SWAT team tried to arrest a man wanted on a homicide charge.
3 years ago
Delco court temporarily stopping closure of Delaware County Memorial Hospital
The judge is ordering Crozer Health and its parent company to suspend “any actions materially altering the present operation” of DCMH while the court looks over the case.
3 years ago
Prosecutors drop charges against Adnan Syed in ‘Serial’ case
Prosecutors dropped charges against Adnan Syed on Tuesday in the 1999 killing of Hae Min Lee, a case that was chronicled in the hit podcast “Serial."
3 years ago
Biden’s pot pardon will help reverse War on Drugs harm to Black people, advocates say
The war's ultimate outcome, was the over-policing of Black communities, leading to massive arrest rates for accused Black drug users.
3 years ago
As Philadelphia celebrates its second official Indigenous Peoples Day, the fate of the Marconi Plaza monument is still up in the air.
3 years ago
Delaware Supreme Court strikes down no-excuse mail-in voting
The ruling came one day after a hearing on whether to affirm or overturn a Chancery Court ruling last month that said the new law violated the state Constitution.
3 years ago
Why Gun Owners of America keeps winning in Philadelphia, blocking local firearms regulation
“We stopped Mayor Kenney in less than a week, and we will do the same to you,” the group’s Pa. director said after knocking down the rec center ban.
3 years ago
The ACLU listed more than a dozen actions district administrators have taken since 2019 that the ACLU says have created a “hostile environment” for LGBTQ students.
3 years ago
Halyna Hutchins’ family settles with Alec Baldwin over cinematographer’s death
Under the settlement, which is subject to court approval, the filming of Rust will continue with the "original principal players on board."
3 years ago
Former Philly police officer to stand trial for first-degree murder of 12-year-old boy
A judge approved charges against a former Philly police officer. It’s one of three murder cases brought against police by the DA in five years.
3 years ago
Trump asks Supreme Court to intervene in Mar-a-Lago dispute
A three-judge panel last month limited the review to the much larger tranche of non-classified documents.
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