Courts & Law
Meet the judge who tamed the Musk-Twitter trial
Keeping the case on track is Chancellor Kathaleen St. Jude McCormick, who brings a no-nonsense approach as the first woman to lead Delaware's 230-year-old Court of Chancery.
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Supreme Court turns away Trump objections in Mar-a-Lago classified documents case
The U.S. Supreme Court for now has tossed out Trump's objections to the way the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals is handling the seizure of classified documents.
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Central Bucks says the anonymity of the ACLU complaint makes it impossible to “intervene.” ACLU says the district has ignored and disrespected those students.
4 years ago
After 2020 Election Day threats, Philly DA Krasner calls for election security reform
Krasner said that the 2020 election provided dramatic evidence of the serious threat against democracy in Philadelphia.
4 years ago
2nd suspect arrested in deadly Roxborough High School shooting: Police
On Wednesday, authorities announced Yaaseen Bivins, 21, was charged with murder and four counts of aggravated assault for the gunfire late last month.
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Man arrested in Roxborough HS shooting was sold ammo despite felon status, police say
Yaseen Bivens is charged with murder in the death of 14-year-old Nicolas Elizalde after police found he purchased ammunition while a convicted felon.
4 years ago
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.
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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.
4 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.
4 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.
4 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.
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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.
4 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."
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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.
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As Philadelphia celebrates its second official Indigenous Peoples Day, the fate of the Marconi Plaza monument is still up in the air.
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