
Courts & Law
Newspaper gunman insanity case starting after three years
Opening statements in the second phase of a trial are scheduled for Tuesday to determine whether Jarrod Ramos was legally sane at the time of the mass shooting.
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New ruling requires Pa. courtrooms to return to ‘pre-pandemic’ operations
The order from the Pennsylvania Supreme Court comes amid declining COVID-19 infections, and mostly mirrors what county court systems were already doing.
4 years ago
Rutgers Law launches New Jersey Innocence Project to help wrongfully convicted people
Rutgers Law School in Camden has launched a statewide effort to help exonerate people who have been convicted of crimes they did not commit.
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Derek Chauvin is sentenced to 22.5 years for George Floyd’s murder
The punishment exceeds the state's minimum guidelines but falls short of prosecutors' request of a 30-year sentence.
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Judge rejects Chauvin’s request for new trial in Floyd death
Judge Peter Cahill denied the request Friday, saying defense attorney Eric Nelson has not shown that abused its discretion and denied Chauvin the right to a fair trial.
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Second Delco brother sentenced in 2018 Old City arson
Bahaa Dawara was sentenced for setting fire to his family's Old City hookah bar and lounge for insurance money in 2018.
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Philly bill to ban minor traffic stops will be reintroduced after months of negotiations
The bill is rooted in recent data that show Philadelphia police pull over a disproportionate number of Black drivers for minor traffic violations.
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Prosecutors get their 1st guilty plea in the Jan. 6 Oath Keepers conspiracy case
More than 500 people have been charged so far in connection with the Capitol breach.
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What are ghost guns and why is Delaware banning them?
Delaware is outlawing ghost guns, which are often assembled at home using unfinished firing mechanisms and other untraceable parts.
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Listen 2:06Philly agrees to $125K fine for not giving incarcerated people enough out-of-cell time
Under the settlement agreement, the money will go to a pair of organizations that raise money to bail out incarcerated people who are locked up pre-trial.
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Supreme Court rules in favor of Pa. cheerleader over cursing Snapchat post
The court voted 8-1 in favor of Brandi Levy, who was a 14-year-old high school freshman when she expressed her disappointment over not making the varsity cheerleading team.
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Brother who admitted to setting Old City fire in 2018 sentenced to prison
One of two Delaware County brothers convicted of setting fire to their Old City business back in 2018 will spend nearly a decade behind bars.
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Pa. Juvenile Justice Task Force finds most young people detained for low-level infractions
A long-awaited report on Pa.’s juvenile justice system found wide racial disparities and minimal use of diversion to keep young people out of the system in the first place.
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14 indicted in connection with six Delaware gang murders
Prosecutors say they’ve connected six murders in the Wilmington area to the NorthPak gang. Fourteen defendants have been indicted on 120 charges.
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The Supreme Court sides with NCAA athletes in a narrow ruling
The court ruled that NCAA rules are not reasonably necessary to distinguish between college and professional sports. Still, the ruling could be potentially transformative.
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