Courts & Law
Have feds delivered death blow to PennEast Pipeline project?
PennEast Pipeline LLC suffered a potentially huge setback when a federal court Tuesday denied the company’s bid to rehear a case.
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For many #MeToo accusers, speaking up is just the beginning
What happened to the people who shared their stories amid the #MeToo movement? Many say they've paid a high emotional and financial cost for discussing their harassment cases.
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Prosecutors, defense debate Sean Kratz’s role in brutal 2017 Bucks County murders
Kratz is accused of murdering a young man on a Bucks County farm and helping his cousin burn and bury two more. He faces life in prison if convicted.
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What you need to know ahead of Sean Kratz’s trial in the Bucks County killings
Kratz is charged with three counts of first-degree murder. He rejected a plea deal that resulted in cousin Cosmo DiNardo serving four life sentences.
4 years ago
Pa. revokes Hahnemann University Hospital’s state license
The Pennsylvania Department of Health has revoked Hahnemann University Hospital’s state license.
4 years ago
U.S. judge blocks Trump’s health insurance rule for immigrants
A federal judge put on hold a Trump administration rule requiring immigrants prove they will have health insurance or can pay for medical care before they can get visas.
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Authors say the system is expensive, ineffective and harmful for Pennsylvania youth.
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Judge: Philadelphia wrongly blocked facility for immigrant minors
VisionQuest, the controversial facility for immigrant minors, has been given the greenlight to reopen after a judge rules zoning permits were wrongly denied.
4 years ago
How Camden County municipal courts are turning around addiction stories
"The last place I thought that I was going to get help was a courtroom," one woman said.
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Ex-employee accuses Del. Insurance Department of racial, sexual discrimination
The only African American director in the agency alleges she has been treated differently than her peers and touched without her consent.
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After morning raids, feds say they’ve busted up two Chester drug gangs
Law enforcement officials announced charges against 22 defendants, all of whom, they say, belong to a pair of Chester-based drug gangs.
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Substance found in child’s candy bag after Shore trunk-or-treat event tests positive for heroin
Laboratory analysis shows heroin was found in a child's bag at a southern New Jersey trunk or treat event.
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Philly labor boss Johnny Doc has a court date — and it’s not for an entire year
Dougherty and his co-defendants, including Councilmember Bobby Henon, will appear before a judge in September 2020.
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AG: Wilmington Council president violated open meetings law by barring dissenter
Dion Wilson had been profane and angry at earlier meetings but that didn’t give Hanifa Shabazz to deny him the right to address members Sept. 19.
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Listen 0:50The swing vote for decades on the U.S. Supreme Court, Anthony Kennedy was awarded the Liberty Medal in Philadelphia. He called for tolerance and civic discourse.
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