Courts & Law
Bill Baroni, ‘Bridgegate’ scandal defendant, starts serving federal prison term
Bill Baroni started serving his 18-month sentence Tuesday in the Loretto Federal Correctional Institution in Pennsylvania.
5 years ago
Julian Assange arrested, faces U.S. charges related to 2010 WikiLeaks releases
The U.K. Metropolitan Police Service said Assange was arrested on a warrant from 2012 for failing to surrender to the court.
5 years ago
Judge orders former Penn St. President Spanier to jail May 1
Former Penn State President Graham Spanier must report to jail by May 1.
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Prosecutors: Philly tow-truck operators bilked auto insurance companies
Prosecutors say Hooked, Inc. circumvented the city’s towing system so it could pocket thousands by overbilling car insurance companies. It preyed on drivers who were confused.
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Mistrial declared for man who snapped $4.5M statue’s thumb at Franklin Institute
A jury was unable to reach a verdict in the trial of a Delaware man who admitted he broke a thumb off a $4.5 million Chinese terra cotta statue at a Philadelphia museum.
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N.J. attorney general presents new guidelines for handling hate crimes
The office of A.G. Gurbir Grewal released guidelines for handling bias crimes and calls on Facebook to monitor Ocean County group ‘inciting violence against Orthodox Jews.’
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Eying conservative majority on Supreme Court, abortion foes promote tough state bans
Emboldened by the new conservative majority on the Supreme Court, anti-abortion lawmakers and activists in numerous states are pushing near-total bans on the procedure.
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Suit filed over gun controls inspired by Pittsburgh synagogue shooting
Gun rights groups sued Tuesday to block Pittsburgh from enforcing firearms legislation passed after a mass shooting at a synagogue.
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Wilmington shuts down corner market after six people shot outside
Bill’s Deli Market has been cited repeatedly for health and other violations. But Sunday’s violence led police to shut down the corner store temporarily.
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Immigration agents arrest 123 in 14 New Jersey counties
Those arrested range in age from 19 to 56 and included 41 nationals of Mexico, 24 from Guatemala, 16 from Ecuador and 14 from Honduras.
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Judge blocks Trump’s asylum policy but delays enforcement
A U.S. judge decided Monday to block the Trump administration's policy of returning asylum seekers to Mexico as they wait for an immigration court to hear their cases.
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Menendez, Toomey back bill to stop the flow of deadly fentanyl from China
The bill would place sanctions on Chinese drug manufacturers that knowingly supply fentanyl to traffickers.
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Huffman, 12 other parents to plead guilty in college scheme
Actress Felicity Huffman and a dozen other prominent parents have agreed to plead guilty in the sweeping college admissions cheating scam that has ensnared wealthy families.
5 years ago
Six shot as gunfire erupts at Wilmington corner
Gun violence has dropped considerably in Wilmington, once dubbed “Murder Town USA” by Newsweek. But with six shot Sunday in one blaze of gunfire, many are concerned.
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Formerly incarcerated legislative aide hired to lead Pennsylvania pardons board’s office
A former legislative aide who did prison time for drug and weapons offenses has taken over as secretary of the Pa. Board of Pardons to streamline the clemency process.
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