Courts & Law

A lawyer who gained fame by representing porn star Stormy Daniels in lawsuits against President Donald Trump has been convicted of trying to extort sportswear giant Nike.

Since November alone, about 1,800 vehicles were reported stolen across the city, the police department says. About one-third of them had keys left inside.

A contractor convicted of scamming 19 New Jersey homeowners following Superstorm Sandy has been sentenced to three years in state prison, authorities announced. 

10% of the vehicles were recovered — but the city won’t say how many went missing in the first place.

Officers said they found the man lying between cars in a pharmacy parking lot and were told he had been given an overdose reversal drug.

Kevin Baker and Sean Washington, now 48, were released after attorneys uncovered evidence pointing to their innocence.

A South Jersey man pleaded guilty to lying to federal officials about being a member of a white supremacist group while seeking a security clearance.

Also approved: a $29 million settlement with Philadelphia Energy Solutions’ unsecured creditors that includes a $5 million severance fund for workers.

When asked what kind of new recruits she wants to attract, Philly’s new Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw said, “Thinkers, doers — the gamut.”

A Pa. court will consider a legal challenge by three transgender women to a state law that prohibits people who have committed serious felonies from ever changing their names.

A grand jury returned a six-count indictment accusing actor Jussie Smollett of lying to Chicago police, a special prosecutor announced Tuesday.

The Justice Department said Tuesday it will take the extraordinary step of lowering the amount of prison time it will seek for Roger Stone.

Ocean and Cape May Counties already have an ongoing lawsuit with the aim of invalidating the immigration directive, which the Trump administration has said it will support.

They’re adding new plaintiffs from the Philadelphia, Altoona-Johnstown, Greensburg and Harrisburg dioceses.

Though the deal still needs a few more approvals, T-Mobile expects to close it as early as April 1.