Courts & Law
‘Ticketing blitz’ will target drivers double-parked in Center City bus lanes
Drivers caught in bus lanes could be issued tickets anywhere from $51 for disobeying signs to $101 for blocking mass transit.
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Police: Philly Wawa reports thousands in damages after being ransacked by roughly 100 juveniles
During a news conference Monday, police said they are reviewing surveillance video to determine who was involved.
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Officers to face trial in girl’s death after Pa. high school football game
Three former police officers charged with killing a young girl when they fired 25 shots at a car will face trial on manslaughter charges.
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Arizona judge: State can enforce near-total abortion ban
Arizona can enforce a near-total ban on abortions that has been blocked for nearly 50 years, a judge ruled Friday, meaning clinics statew ...
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Trump docs probe: Court lifts hold on Mar-a-Lago records
The court noted that Trump had presented no evidence that he had declassified the sensitive records.
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“Through serial calls and actions,” three Georgetown officials spent “public money outside of public view,” the Attorney General’s Office ruled.
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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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