
Courts & Law
From relief to despair, one Pa. family struggles with the ambiguity of federal eviction ban
In Pa., it’s up to individual courts in counties to decide how to interpret the federal order. With debts mounting, renters lives are in limbo, and relief is only temporary.
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N.J. agrees to settlement over allegations of long-term sexual abuse at women’s prison
The DOJ report, the result of an investigation that began in April 2018, found systemic problems at Mahan that allow sexual abuse to occur undetected and undeterred.
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Big Oil should pay for climate change damage, Delaware lawsuit says
Citing the long-term economic damage climate change has done and will continue to do, the state is suing 31 of the world’s largest fossil-fuel companies.
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Trump releases list of 20 new possible Supreme Court picks
The list includes a trio of conservative Republican senators: Ted Cruz of Texas, Tom Cotton of Arkansas and Josh Hawley of Missouri — all potential 2024 Republican candidates.
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N.J. investigators issue 100 violations for housing discrimination
Attorney General Gurbir Grewal says they found many ads saying people with Section 8 or state rental assistance shouldn’t bother applying.
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N.J. nursing home where 17 bodies were stuffed into morgue hit with lawsuit
The lawsuit against Andover Subacute and Rehabilitation Center I and II alleges that the facilities did not take the proper precautions to keep residents safe from coronavirus
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Could bringing back ‘gun court’ help abate gun violence in Philly?
During City Council’s Special Committee on Gun Violence Prevention hearing Tuesday, a judge pitched "gun court" as a way to reduce shootings.
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Rochester police leaders retire after suffocation death
Top police leaders in Rochester are retiring en masse amid criticism of the city's handling of the suffocation death of Daniel Prude, Mayor Lovely Warren said Tuesday.
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2 injured in stabbing on N.J. beach
Two men were stabbed on the beach in Point Pleasant Beach on Monday afternoon, authorities said.
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Bethlehem, Pa., police chief retires after offensive Facebook post share
The mayor of Bethlehem said in a statement that Chief Mark DiLuzio's retirement "is a result of the consequences of his recent re-posting of an offensive Facebook post.
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Philly Police: Homicide clearance rate on the decline as murder rates rise
Police are arresting suspects for less than half of the city’s homicides and shooting victims are getting younger, Commissioner Danielle Outlaw said.
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Slain shooting suspect was a regular at Portland protests
Reinoehl was himself killed Thursday when he pulled a gun as a federal task force attempted to apprehend him near Lacey, Washington, the U.S. Marshals Service said.
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Rochester mayor suspends officers involved in man’s suffocation death
Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren announced the suspensions at a news conference amid criticism that the city kept quiet about Daniel Prude's death for months.
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Pa. inspector general reviewing legality of some state police traffic stops, searches
The Inspector General is conducting a review of whether Pennsylvania State Police troopers are following the law when initiating traffic stops and then searching vehicles.
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Lawyer: Plea offer implicated Breonna Taylor in drug ring
“Why would they put her name on there?” Aguiar, the lawyer for Taylor's family, said in a statement sent to news media. “It’s outrageous.”
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