Courts & Law

Citing health issues and coronavirus concerns, a judge allowed former Bordentown Twp. Police Chief Frank Nucera Jr. to delay the start of his prison sentence.

The complaint asks Chancery Court to make permanent a stay on the ordinance’s enforcement imposed by the city itself in hopes of thwarting a lawsuit.

Exactly how many prisoners now serving sentences longer than 20 years will be impacted is unclear, but the ruling makes them eligible for reconsideration immediately.

City prosecutors said eight people are facing charges in connection with a coordinated scheme to steal 17 homes and properties in several Philly neighborhoods.

In response to the Spears case, the U.S. Senate convened a committee hearing focused on the issue of guardianship reform.

A new debate over the police practice of shooting at moving vehicles stems from last year’s fatal shooting of Lymond Moses by New Castle County police.

A jury convicted all three defendants of murder, aggravated assault, false imprisonment and attempted false imprisonment in November.

The Biden administration has estimated the rule would affect tens of millions of workers.

A Wilmington jury found Delaware State Sen. Darius Brown not guilty of assaulting a woman last year. Senate leaders still plan their own investigation.

Officials say the probe is one of the largest and most resource-intensive investigations in American history. More than 700 people have been charged already.

Philly police say they can reduce crime by reassigning officers to street duty and creating a new unit designed to curb non-fatal shootings.

"We will follow the facts wherever they lead," Garland said. "The actions we have taken thus far will not be our last."

The first of several lawsuits coming from the civil rights organization accuses a correctional officer of leading the beatings of two men last year, a month apart.

Keith Plessy, whose great-great-grandfather was Plessy’s cousin, called the event “truly a blessed day for our ancestors … and for children not yet born.”

The case was tarnished by detectives who allegedly offered a witness sex and drugs at police headquarters in exchange for false testimony.