Courts & Law
‘This is absolute insanity’: Philly police union sues to strike down ‘Driving Equality’ law
The Fraternal Order of Police says the law is ‘wholly preempted’ by state law
4 years ago
New road map to improve diversity among Delaware lawyers, judges
Just 10.6% of Delaware judges are Black men or women, far below the state demographics, with Black residents making up 22% of the population.
4 years ago
Donald Trump’s DNA, not deposition sought in defamation suit
Carroll in a June 2019 book said Trump raped her in the mid-1990s in an upscale Manhattan department store.
4 years ago
Philly police arrest man accused in series of carjackings and pair of murders
Jonathan Akubo has been arrested and charged with multiple carjackings and two murders after police traced back a car allegedly used in the crimes.
4 years ago
All 3 defendants convicted of hate crimes in Arbery killing
The jury also found father and son Greg and Travis McMichael and neighbor William “Roddie” Bryan guilty of attempted kidnapping.
4 years ago
Criminal trial begins this week for Amtrak engineer in fatal 2015 train crash
After bouncing around the legal system, a criminal case against the engineer who crashed an Amtrak train nearly seven years ago is finally getting underway.
4 years ago
Defense rests in federal trial in George Floyd’s killing
The officer testified that he didn’t realize how dire Floyd’s condition was until paramedics turned him over.
4 years ago
Teen in mall fight faults cops for handcuffing Black youth
A New Jersey teen involved in a mall fight says police were wrong to treat him differently than the other youth involved in the altercation, who is Black.
4 years ago
Being the first: What it’s like to make Supreme Court history
Sandra Day O'Connor was nervous when she joined the Supreme Court in 1981 as the nation's first female justice.
4 years ago
Officials: Former principal accused of sexually assaulting student at Delco elementary school
Delaware County officials have announced the arrest of a former principal who is accused of sexually assaulting a student.
4 years ago
Defense and prosecutors rest their case in hate crimes trial against Arbery’s killers
Prosecutors relied heavily on racist evidence from cell phones and testimony from acquaintances, but the defense called only one witness.
4 years ago
Judge rejects effort by Trump to toss Jan. 6 lawsuits
U.S. District Court Judge Amit Mehta says in his ruling that Trump’s words were “plausibly words of incitement not protected by the First Amendment.”
4 years ago
Feds charge two Philly men in string of armed robberies at Latino businesses
The pair hit five businesses in the Feltonville and Juniata sections between Nov. 21 and Dec. 6. One business was robbed twice in two days.
4 years ago
Judge sentences cop who killed Daunte Wright to 2 years
The former suburban Minneapolis police officer who said she confused her handgun for her Taser when she fatally shot Daunte Wright has been sentenced to two years in prison.
4 years ago
The Pa. Supreme Court prepares to decide how to draw the state’s Congressional districts
Candidates were supposed to have been working to get on the ballot by now, but the state's election schedule is on ice because new political maps are not in place yet.
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