Courts & Law
Wilmington council makes 1st funding commitment for body cameras
Activists have long called for the equipment to increase trust between police and civilians, but the program had been stalled over alleged funding concerns.
4 years ago
Jury trials set to resume Monday in Delaware
Office of Defense Services Chief Defender Brendan O’Neill said a backlog of jury trials being scheduled will challenge the entire criminal justice system.
4 years ago
N.J. moves to codify abortion rights into state law ahead of Supreme Court vote
With another conservative nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court, N.J. Gov. Phil Murphy moves to codify abortion rights into state law.
4 years ago
Court releases grand jury recording in Breonna Taylor case
The recording could answer lingering questions about how prosecutors have handled a case that has fueled protests in Kentucky and across the nation.
4 years ago
Barrett opposed ‘abortion on demand,’ raising doubts on Roe
President Donald Trump has nominated Barrett to take the seat of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, an abortion-rights supporter who died last month.
4 years ago
Report: Devereux drops plan to house migrant children at Devon facility
The Philadelphia Inquirer says Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health has abandoned the plan to shelter 40 unaccompanied minors at its Devon site.
4 years ago
People in Pa. can even use the outdated “gay panic” defense to justify violence.
4 years ago
Appeals court allows Pennsylvania to restrict crowd size
The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said the administration of Gov. Tom Wolf may once again enforce size limits on gatherings while it appeals the lower court order.
4 years ago
How Pa. state troopers seize big money from drivers, many of whom are never charged
An investigation by The Appeal and Spotlight PA found that troopers in three counties have taken drivers’ money with little evidence, sometimes the result of illegal searches.
4 years ago
Scranton school officials face felony charges for inaction on lead, asbestos
Starting in 2016, officials were repeatedly told about dangerous lead levels in drinking water in at least 10 schools, but failed to fix tainted fountains and sinks.
4 years ago
Census end remains uncertain after judge calls new schedule ‘a violation’
A day after the Census Bureau tweeted out a new "target date" of Oct. 5 for ending 2020 census counting, a federal judge said she thinks the change may violate a court order.
4 years ago
Woman arrested after 184 cats rescued from ‘deplorable’ conditions at Del. home
Linda Favre, 65, of Camden-Wyoming, was arraigned on 19 charges, including animal cruelty.
4 years ago
Pa. gun rights supporters rally around right to bear arms at annual Capitol event
In past years, more than 1,000 people have shown up to the annual rally. This year, it had to be rescheduled because organizers received a threat.
4 years ago
Justice Ginsburg buried at Arlington in private ceremony
On Friday, the women's rights trailblazer and second woman to join the high court lay in state at the U.S. Capitol, the first woman to do so.
4 years ago
Philadelphia Equal Justice Center office development succumbs to COVID-19
The Philadelphia Bar Foundation had struggled to keep tenants on board and meet certain fundraising goals last year.
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