Courts & Law
Former Philadelphia police officer found guilty of voluntary manslaughter in 2017 shooting
Eric Ruch was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter and possession of an instrument of crime in the death of Dennis Plowden Jr. following a car chase and crash in East German
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Philly jails see increase in women who are incarcerated, move to consolidate population
Prison officials say the move is designed to maximize efficiency behind prison walls. They say it will also allow more women to have visitors.
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Ex-cop Lane gets 3 years in plea deal for aiding Floyd death
A former officer who pleaded guilty to a state charge of aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter in the killing of George Floyd was sentenced Wednesday to three years.
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NY attorney general sues Donald Trump and his company
Attorney General Letitia James’ lawsuit, filed in state court in New York, is the culmination of the Democrat’s three-year civil investigation of Trump and the Organization.
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Migrants sue Florida governor over Martha’s Vineyard flights
The lawsuit alleges that the migrants were told they were going to Boston or Washington, “which was completely false," and were induced with perks.
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Arbiter in Trump docs probe signals intent to move quickly
Raymond Dearie, the veteran Brooklyn-based judge, also appeared skeptical of the Trump team’s reluctance to say whether it believed the records had been declassified.
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Family sues Little League over bunk bed fall, head injury
The lawsuit accuses Little League International and Savoy Contract Furniture of Williamsport of negligence for using or selling bunk beds without safety railings.
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DOJ charges 47 with stealing $250 million from a pandemic food program for kids
Officials called it a "brazen scheme of staggering proportions."
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Pa. judge allows Chester receiver to terminate controversial parking contract
The state-appointed receiver found that the city was seeing no revenue from the contractor — despite residents paying the highest parking fees in the region.
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Ruling nixing vote-by-mail in Delaware on hold during appeal
The stay will allow elections officials to process mail-in voting applications and prepare ballots, but that they are not allowed to send the mail-in ballots to voters.
4 years ago
Philly police launching campaign to enforce bus lane restrictions
The goal is to improve efficiency by keeping the lanes open on SEPTA bus routes that are seeing increases in ridership.
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A Texas sheriff will investigate DeSantis’ flight of migrants to Martha’s Vineyard
Authorities in Texas have opened a criminal investigation into Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' flight last week that took roughly 50 Venezuelan migrants to Martha's Vineyard, Mass.
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Adnan Syed is released from prison after a Baltimore judge vacates his conviction
The office of the State's Attorney for Baltimore City said in a motion filed last week that there was new information about two potential alternative suspects.
4 years ago
Pa.’s ChildLine Registry does more harm than good for children of color
Attorney Jamie Gullen, who has spent a decade representing youth at Community Legal Services, takes aim at the state’s ChildLine Registry for violating due process rights.
4 years ago
DOJ appeals judge’s order barring its use of classified materials in Mar-a-Lago probe
The Justice Department is asking the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals to lift part of an order that bars the government from using classified materials seized from Mar-A-Lago in
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