Courts & Law
Jeffrey Blackwell was a former employee at the City Controller’s office.
5 years ago
Is 50 years a de facto life sentence? Pa. Supreme Court will decide
Pennsylvania’s high court will consider whether it’s unconstitutional to sentence certain juveniles to 50 years behind bars.
5 years ago
Tentative opioids settlement falls short of nationwide deal
Attorneys for some 2,000 local governments say they have agreed to a tentative settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma over the toll of the nation's opioid crisis.
5 years ago
Pennsylvania high court asked to throw out death penalty
The Pa. Supreme Court will consider whether the state's death penalty statute amounts to cruel, arbitrary punishment that's too often reserved for black and poor defendants.
5 years ago
DA Krasner fought against civil asset forfeiture. But under his watch, the practice continues
The use of civil asset forfeiture increased slightly in Philadelphia last year, despite the election of District Attorney Larry Krasner, a critic of the practice.
5 years ago
Listen 1:26The first public hearing about the social media database this week was nearly eclipsed by all the other Philly police scandals this summer.
5 years ago
Sacklers reject demand that they surrender personal wealth to settle opioid claims
"The Sacklers refused to budge," the email concluded, "and have declined to offer any counterproposal."
5 years ago
New mentorship program helps people of color become Philly police officers
The goal: better community relations with fewer confrontations.
5 years ago
Reaching a deal in national opioids case proving difficult
Sources familiar with negotiations between Purdue, multiple state attorneys general and lawyers have said the talks are essentially at a standstill.
5 years ago
Safehouse, feds dispute whether ‘crackhouse’ statute applies to injection site
The nonprofit faced off Thurs. against federal prosecutors on whether a Philly supervised injection site will violate the Controlled Substances Act.
5 years ago
A former Philly priest with 30-year history of sexual abuse was arrested for lying to the FBI
Robert Brennan faces “falsehood” charges because of PA’s short statute of limitations on abuse.
5 years ago
No one asks Kensington’s children if injection site would be ‘safe’
The legality of a supervised injection site isn’t the only thing at stake. This is about far more than the law.
5 years ago
Residency sale stalemate hangs up ruling in Hahnemann bankruptcy
The residency slots sold for $55 million at auction as part of Chapter 11 proceedings, pending the judge’s approval. He says he’ll rule Thursday afternoon.
5 years ago
Philly DA hopes resource hub can improve community investment, reduce crime
By pooling resources with community organizations, the District Attorney’s Office launches a resource hub with the hope of preventing crime in the city.
5 years ago
Authorities: Socks help solve 28-year-old cold case murder
Authorities announced the arrest of Theodore Dill Donahue on charges of murder and other counts in the 1991 death of his 27-year-old girlfriend, Denise Sharon Kulb.
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