
Courts & Law
Bucks, Montco are ground zero for turnpike toll-dodgers
Drivers in Bucks and Montgomery counties account for $2 million in unpaid Pa. Turnpike tolls. The most egregious scofflaws could face criminal charges.
6 years ago
Court orders Backpage.com to give up LLC formations in Delaware
The former sex-trafficking website Backpage.com is losing its LLC formations in Delaware six months after the state Attorney General filed a complaint.
6 years ago
New court ruling may help older clergy abuse claims proceed
A Pennsylvania court has ruled that an evolving legal landscape means a woman can pursue her lawsuit claiming church officials worked to conceal her alleged molestation.
6 years ago
Philly courts refuse to name security firm hired to fix infected systems
In a move experts call highly unusual, Philadelphia officials are refusing to name the cybersecurity firm the city has contracted to help clean up the court system.
6 years ago
Expunging your marijuana conviction in N.J. could get easier
The New Jersey Legislature has approved an expungement bill for marijuana.
6 years ago
Philadelphia law firm says Pa. products fueled deadly London fire
Philly attorney Robert Mongeluzzi claims Whirlpool Corp., Arconic, Inc., and Celotex Corp. contributed to the London fire that killed 72 people in 2017.
6 years ago
Computer virus still crippling Philly courts and their online systems
Normal court proceedings have slowed or stopped since Philly's First Judicial District shut down the court websites after getting a virus almost a month ago.
Air Date: June 10, 2019
Listen 12:48Philly PD social media policy: Here’s every rule officers’ Facebook posts may have violated
The department’s directive hasn’t been updated since Blackberrys were a thing.
6 years ago
N.J. tax credit task force postpones hearing after Norcross sues
The task force said in a statement Friday that the judge presiding over the lawsuit asked that Tuesday's hearing be delayed, and the panel agreed.
6 years ago
Proposed Pa. death penalty ban would promote healing, GOP lawmaker says
Two state House members, from opposite sides of the aisle, have drafted legislation to abolish the death penalty in Pennsylvania.
6 years ago
Hate speech from armed government employees endangers us all.
6 years ago
Murphy administration ‘mishandled’ staffer’s rape claim says N.J. Leg. committee
After months of hearings, New Jersey lawmakers say Phil Murphy’s team ‘mishandled’ Katie Brennan’s rape accusation against Al Alvarez.
6 years ago
N.J. paramedic fired for performing Reiki on patient wins $90,000 verdict
A doctor told Michael Senisch to do one thing, his patient asked for another. A jury decided he made the right call.
6 years ago
Document reveals Range Resources, others agreed to $3M settlement in Western Pa. contamination suit
The public document doesn't specify how much money was distributed among plaintiffs.
6 years ago
Appeals court grants Meek Mill a hearing in 2008 conviction
Meek Mill's lawyers will get a chance to argue the rapper's 2008 conviction on gun and drug charges should be overturned.
6 years ago