Courts & Law
Woman arrested after 184 cats rescued from ‘deplorable’ conditions at Del. home
Linda Favre, 65, of Camden-Wyoming, was arraigned on 19 charges, including animal cruelty.
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Pa. gun rights supporters rally around right to bear arms at annual Capitol event
In past years, more than 1,000 people have shown up to the annual rally. This year, it had to be rescheduled because organizers received a threat.
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Justice Ginsburg buried at Arlington in private ceremony
On Friday, the women's rights trailblazer and second woman to join the high court lay in state at the U.S. Capitol, the first woman to do so.
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Philadelphia Equal Justice Center office development succumbs to COVID-19
The Philadelphia Bar Foundation had struggled to keep tenants on board and meet certain fundraising goals last year.
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GOP takes Pennsylvania court’s ballot deadline to high court
In its Sept. 17 ruling, the divided state Supreme Court said ballots must be postmarked by the time polls close and be received by county election boards at 5 p.m. on Nov. 6.
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Breonna Taylor grand jury recording will be released, Kentucky attorney general says
"The Grand Jury is meant to be a secretive body," AG Cameron says in a statement. "It's apparent that the public interest in this case isn't going to allow that to happen."
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N.J. bill would restrict access to judges’ personal information
In the wake of the fata ...
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Officer indicted in Breonna Taylor case pleads not guilty
Brett Hankison, the former Louisville Police Department detective, has pleaded not guilty to all three counts of wanton endangerment against him, his attorney said on Monday.
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Legal fight over Trump’s financial records grinds on even as tax details spill out
The president is waging multiple court battles to shield his finances from scrutiny, including two cases involving subpoenas issued to his personal accounting firm.
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Del. chemical plant sued for making residents ‘sacrificial lambs’ of ethylene oxide leaks
The lawsuit accuses the plant of spewing “multiple tons” of ethylene oxide on nearby communities for the past two decades.
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Listen 2:02Texas sheriff charged with destroying evidence in officer-related death
A grand jury indicted Robert Chody on charges of destroying or concealing video in an investigation into the death of Javier Ambler, a Black man who died in police custody.
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Warning of ‘irreparable harm,’ Pa. federal judge temporarily blocks USPS cost-cutting
A federal judge in Pa. has barred further cost-cutting to USPS, saying it could cause “irreparable harm.” It’s the fourth such decision nationwide.
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Two Bucks County women plead guilty to murdering five relatives in 2019
The two women were sentenced to five consecutive life sentences after entering “guilty but mentally ill” pleas to five counts of first-degree murder.
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US judge halts Trump’s TikTok ban, hours before it was set to start
The decision grants TikTok a short-term reprieve, but the wildly popular app's fate still faces an extraordinary amount of uncertainty.
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What Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court nomination means for the 2020 election
The focus on the court could help energize the GOP in key states. Progressives are fired up, too — after Trump's announcement, Dems tied Barrett to a fight for health care.
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