Courts & Law
Proposal would require screening all N.J. prisoners for hepatitis B and C
The N.J. Department of Corrections has come under fire from criminal justice and public health advocates who say its policy of targeted screening for the virus falls short.
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Reform Philly’s police union contract now, activists and lawmakers demand of Mayor Kenney
A petition seeks big changes to the grievance arbitration process for city cops.
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Gun background checks are on pace to break record in 2019
It reflects what the industry says is a rush by people to buy weapons in reaction to the Democratic presidential candidates' calls for tighter restrictions.
4 years ago
Prosecutors drop charges against man arrested after Wilmington City Council meeting
Council President Hanifa Shabazz had said she felt threatened by Dion Wilson’s remarks. Police charged him, but a prosecutor dropped the charges.
4 years ago
2 former officials of N.J. Little League World Series contender admit stealing organization money
Two former high-ranking officials with a New Jersey youth baseball league who played in the Little League World Series two years ago have admitted stealing league funds.
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Those charged include employees from the international security firm Tiger Swan.
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N.J. sex abuse survivors take aim at Catholic Church, others as lawsuit window opens
Victims who were previously barred from suing because they didn’t act during the allotted time period now have a two-year window to file claims.
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Prosecutors: More charges possible in case of Giuliani associates Parnas, Fruman
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the SDNY and FBI investigators are making their way through what prosecutor Douglas Zolkind called a "voluminous" amount of evidence in the case
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Philly’s public defenders move to unionize with UAW
Attorneys at the Defender Association of Philadelphia say unionization will help them better serve clients in criminal court.
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Flood of lawsuits expected as N.J. opens window for sex abuse survivors
Any sexual abuse survivor, abused at any time in N.J., can sue their abuser even if previously blocked by statute of limitations, for the next two years.
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Listen 4:31Pennsylvania’s sexual abuse laws leave survivors conflicted
When Pennsylvania overhauled its child sexual abuse laws after a years-long battle, absent from the bill-signing ceremony were some of the people who had worked hard.
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Woman living in sanctuary at North Philly church fasting for Thanksgiving to protest ICE
Carmela Apolonio Hernandez has been living in sanctuary for almost two years since ICE tried to deport her family. She begins fasting today in protest.
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Pa. task force urges end to public grand jury reports
Members of a Pa. Supreme Court-appointed task force say grand jury reports raise “considerable due process concerns.”
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N.J. could be 9th state to ban ‘gay panic’ and ‘trans panic’ defenses in murder cases
Assailants may no longer be able to claim they acted in the heat of the moment when they learned of the victim's sexual orientation or gender identity.
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U.S. Supreme Court won’t hear Adnan Syed’s appeal, keeping ‘Serial’ subject in prison
The U.S. Supreme Court announced Monday that it will not consider an appeal filed by convicted killer Adnan Syed.
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