
Courts & Law
Officials have no clue when the Philly courts website will be fixed
Right now, you can’t even check in for jury duty online.
6 years ago
Trial starts over video deletion related to Penn State frat death
A former Penn State fraternity brother erased security camera footage from the night a pledge died because he knew it would be damaging.
6 years ago
Philly putting ‘dozens’ more cops on the street this summer as murders, shootings rise
Murders and shootings are up in Philly over this time last year. The police department will deploy dozens of additional officers to patrol the streets this summer.
6 years ago
Phillies OF Herrera arrested in domestic case, put on leave
The commissioner's office put Herrera on leave Tuesday, a day after his arrest on an assault charge at the Golden Nugget casino.
6 years ago
Supreme Court rejects appeal over Pa. school’s transgender bathroom policy
The justices on Tuesday rejected an appeal from students who argued that allowing transgender students to use the same facilities violated their right to privacy.
6 years ago
Caseloads for Delaware child-abuse investigators are double the legal limit
Turnover among Delaware’s child-abuse investigators runs 40% a year. The state doesn’t have enough to meet its legal standard for caseloads.
6 years ago
Listen 4:26New $65M legal center hopes to be game changer for Philly’s poor
The Equal Justice Center will be a one-stop-shop for low-income residents to get help from Philly’s civil legal aid community.
6 years ago
Pa. AG investigating wastewater case from landfill that accepts fracking waste
The Pa. Attorney General’s office is investigating the disposal of contaminated water from a landfill that accepts fracking waste to a sewage treatment plant in Fayette County
6 years ago
Stan Lee’s former manager arrested on elder abuse charges
A former business manager of Stan Lee was arrested Saturday on elder abuse charges involving the late comic book legend.
6 years ago
Pennsylvania accuses financial firms of bond price-fixing
Pennsylvania's treasury is accusing about a dozen large financial firms of working together to illegally inflate the price of bonds issued by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
6 years ago
New rules seek to limit ICE arrests in N.J. courthouses
ICE agents should present a warrant to courthouse security, the rules from the head of the N.J. Supreme Court say. But it’s unclear how they’ll be enforced.
6 years ago
Inmate acquitted of guard’s slaying in Delaware prison riot
A jury on Thursday acquitted an inmate accused of leading a riot at Delaware's maximum-security prison during which a guard was killed and other staffers taken hostage.
6 years ago
Lawmakers seek to curb time inmates spend in solitary confinement
Advocates hope the bill will fare better under Murphy administration, given governor’s professed progressive opinions.
6 years ago
It can be hard for people convicted in Pa. to get professional licenses. A bill aims to change that.
Bill sponsor Jordan Harris, a Democratic representative from Philadelphia, said in addition, the bill would stop licensers from trying to evaluate based on morality.
6 years ago
District attorney says Meek Mill should get new trial, judge
The brief criticized Brinkley for checking up on Mill at a homeless shelter where he was doing community service.
6 years ago