Courts & Law
Pennsylvania high court passes on death penalty review
The Pa. Supreme Court has declined a special petition to review the constitutionality of the death penalty but says it will still consider the fairness of individual cases.
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Grewal blocks two N.J. counties from having immigration enforcement agreements with ICE
The directive signed Friday will effectively block New Jersey counties from entering into or maintaining 287(g) agreements, which train local police in immigration law.
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Feds: Five local medical professionals ensnared in $800M opioid crackdown
Seventeen local defendants, including five medical professionals, are among those ensnared in a coordinated health care fraud enforcement action.
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Johnson & Johnson appeals $572M opioid ruling
Consumer products giant Johnson & Johnson is appealing a judge's $572 million order against the company and its subsidiaries for helping fuel the state's opioid crisis.
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Sending unsolicited ‘dick pics’ could become a crime in Pennsylvania
A similar law was recently enacted in Texas, though it could face legal challenges.
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Philly judge tosses conviction after testifying officer’s Facebook post flagged in database
A defendant convicted in a drug dealing case will receive a new trial in part because of a comment made on Facebook by a Philadelphia police officer who testified against him.
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Lawsuit: Cheyney raided, misused scholarship funds as accreditation decision looms
If Cheyney loses its accreditation, it will not be allowed participate in federal aid programs, which means it will lose millions of dollars in federal funding.
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‘Fracture in the relationship’ between Wilmington mayor and treasurer lands in court
Wilmington’s mayor and treasure squabbled for months about how to repay a $3.4 million bank loan. The tiff ended up in court and the judge wasn’t happy.
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Court papers say Smith also suggested targeting a major news network with a car bomb. The news network was not identified.
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A former N.J. police chief stands trial for a hate crime
Retired Bordentown Police Chief Frank Nucera is on trial for a hate crime. Are recordings of him using racist slurs enough to convict him?
Air Date: September 23, 2019
Listen 14:34‘Listen to what he is telling you’: Hate crime trial begins against former N.J. police chief
Prosecutors say Frank Nucera Jr. was motivated by racial animus when he allegedly slammed a handcuffed black teenager into a door during a 2016 arrest.
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Philly taxpayers spent $75,000 on Kenyatta Johnson’s lawyer in federal probe
The city’s Law Department confirmed that it has retained outside lawyers to provide “legal services” to Councilman Kenyatta Johnson related to “an ongoing investigation."
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Delaware moves to dissolve LLCs tied to former Trump allies Manafort and Cohen
Delaware’s attorney general wants to dissolve shell companies allegedly used by former Trump allies Paul Manafort and Michael Cohen.
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Councilmember Kenyatta Johnson is under federal investigation
The city’s Law Department confirmed that it has retained outside lawyers to provide unspecified “legal services” to Councilman Kenyatta Johnson.
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Delaware eases law on drug crimes committed near parks and churches
A lawmaker says such aggravating factors contribute to disproportionate incarceration rates for African Americans. Now they no longer mean higher sentences in Delaware.
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