Courts & Law
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.
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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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U.S. Supreme Court to hear PennEast pipeline eminent domain case
The 116-mile line would ship Marcellus Shale gas from Northeast Pennsylvania across the Delaware River to New Jersey.
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Canada designates the Proud Boys as a terrorist entity
The Canadian government designated the Proud Boys group as a terrorist entity on Wednesday, noting they played a pivotal role in the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6
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Wilmington shootings up 50% in 2020, case clearance drops amid pandemic
Police Chief Robert Tracy said COVID reduced the ability of officers to interact with the community and to solve the high number of violent crimes in Wilmington last year.
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Experts: Pandemic continues to fuel surge in shootings and homicides in Philly
One month into the new year, Philadelphia is on pace to set new records for shootings and homicides after a violent 2020.
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Rochester mayor suspends police officers who pepper-sprayed 9-year-old girl
The suspensions came after city officials released police body camera footage showing the encounter between officers and the girl.
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Bucks County man charged with assaulting officer at US Capitol
According to the criminal complaint, the injured officer was treated for a concussion.
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Pipe bombs believed to have been placed night before attack on U.S. Capitol
The FBI announced Friday that the bombs were staged the day before the riots at the Capitol, between the hours of 7:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.
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Clock running down for NJ’s troubled marijuana legislation
The push for legal weed remains mired in internal Democratic wrangling and is headed for a confrontation this Friday.
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