Courts & Law
Philly to fire police officer who drunkenly drove into Northeast home
Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw has suspended the 27-year-old officer with the intent to dismiss him after 30 days.
5 years ago
Trump unhappy with defense team after rambling performance on day 1 of trial
The source was incredulous that the team had not anticipated nor prepared for the highly charged and emotional appeal that Democrats would make at the opening of trial.
5 years ago
After rambling speech, Pa. lawyer Bruce Castor panned for Trump impeachment performance
Castor acknowledged that President Biden lawfully won the 2020 election — something his client, Trump, has never admitted.
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‘Not asking for a dime’: Incarcerated people sue Cumberland County over jail conditions
Prisoners are suing Cumberland officials over conditions inside the county jail and accusing them of mistreatment. A county commissioner says otherwise.
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‘Absolutely grueling’: 7 people fatally shot in Philly in less than 24 hours
In response to a surge in gun violence, Philadelphia has added four homicide investigators and specially-trained detectives are monitoring social media.
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Wolf takes Pa. out of appeal over victim rights amendment Marsy’s Law
Gov. Wolf let the deadline pass without filing an appeal of Commonwealth Court's divided decision that the Marsy's Law state constitutional amendment bundled too many changes.
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Krasner could have a Republican challenger come November
Charles Peruto will run against Krasner as a Republican, but said he will drop out if Krasner loses the Democratic primary in May.
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Pa. coronavirus update: Food assistance for 4-year college students extended through end of pandemic
Expanding access to benefits comes at a time when schools are experiencing declines in enrollment, and more people are going hungry.
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Feds arrest, charge Pa. woman in pink hat during Capitol attack
Rachel Powell, 40, a mother of eight children, stopped short of confirming to The New Yorker magazine this week that she had bashed in a window.
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Ex-attorney for New Castle County alleges racial, religious and gender bias in firing
Sanjay Bhatnagar’s federal suit also claims he didn’t receive due process but “white-skinned Christian women’’ on the county legal team got slack.
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Pa. House moves to get legal relief for clergy abuse victims back on spring ballot
"Human error" by the Department of State derailed a constitutional amendment on whether survivors of decades-old sexual abuse should be able to sue.
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Trump will not testify in Senate impeachment trial, adviser says
The former president is accused of having incited a mob of his supporters on Jan. 6, leading to the insurrection at the Capitol.
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New independent police oversight commission will have power to investigate misconduct
With more authority to investigate misconduct, backers hope citizen police oversight agency will help restore public trust.
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Three corrections officers charged in January attack at N.J. women’s prison
Officials said the late-night attacks at the prison in Hunterdon County left the victims with scratches, concussions, and at least one orbital fracture.
5 years ago
Life without parole for ‘felony murder’: Pa. case targets sentencing law
More than 1,000 people are serving life without parole in Pennsylvania, even though they never intended to kill anyone. Seventy percent of those people are Black.
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