Courts & Law

The suit said Trenton Water Works earlier agreed to replace thousands of lead service lines and cover a finished water reservoir, but had missed critical deadlines.

The First Judicial District called his behavior “egregious and totally unacceptable.”

In an unsigned order, the court declined to cases seeking reexamination of the doctrine of "qualified immunity."

The state's top law enforcement official said in a statement that the order would apply going forward to all state, county and local law enforcement agencies.

Kim Stringer went to jail in April. Her parents haven't heard from her since.

The court decided that a key provision of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 that bars job discrimination because of sex encompasses bias against LGBTQ workers.

Action by city officials, including the resignation of chief Erika Shields and the termination of officer Rolfe, did little to quell the public outcry.

After nearly three weeks of protests, several police departments have already moved to make reforms. But sweeping national change remains questionable.

For the poor city across the river from Philadelphia, it was seven years ago when civic leaders disbanded the city police department and started anew.

Robert Fuller's death has brought to light the death of another Black man found hanging from a tree on May 31 in Victorville, a desert city 45 miles east of Palmdale.

Anti-racism protesters are calling attention to the deaths of two more Black men, one who was found hanging from a tree and another who was fatally shot by police.

The move announced by police early Sunday comes on the heels of the resignation of Atlanta's police chief following Brooks' killing.

Protests have already changed television. “Cops,” which for 33 seasons allowed viewers to sympathize and identify with real police, was dropped this week.

Its two-year study of three large U.S. police academies says skills like using a baton or taking down an aggressive offender deteriorate dramatically within two weeks.

The Department of Corrections has defended its response, saying it was a cautious approach that included all relevant parties to represent the public interest.