
Courts & Law
Reporters dig into Justice Kavanaugh’s past, allegations of misconduct against him
In their new book, The Education of Brett Kavanaugh, New York Times reporters Robin Pogrebin and Kate Kelly detail what's already known about Kavanaugh.
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Girl, 6, says man put bag over her head outside N.J. house
A 6-year-old claims a stranger approached her and placed a paper bag over her head outside her Monmouth County home.
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Purdue Pharma, accused of fueling opioid crisis, files for chapter 11
Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Sunday night
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A chance of freedom? New bill could release 1,000 people sentenced to life in Pa. prisons
Under the bill, people convicted of first-degree murder — intentionally killing another person — would be eligible for parole after serving 35 years.
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Listen 5:14Delaware inmates sentenced in guard’s killing during riot
More than two years after a deadly riot at a Delaware prison, the final three inmates were sentenced in court.
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In era of legal pot, can police search cars based on odor?
Sniff and search is no longer the default for police in some of the 33 states that have legalized marijuana.
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Pennsylvania sues Sackler family over role in opioid crisis
Democratic Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced the sealed Commonwealth Court lawsuit on Thursday.
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Bucks County lawmaker sentenced for DUI
The April DUI was the second one for which Representative John Galloway, a Bucks County Democrat, had been convicted. He had a blood alcohol level of around .16.
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Jeffrey Blackwell was a former employee at the City Controller’s office.
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Is 50 years a de facto life sentence? Pa. Supreme Court will decide
Pennsylvania’s high court will consider whether it’s unconstitutional to sentence certain juveniles to 50 years behind bars.
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Tentative opioids settlement falls short of nationwide deal
Attorneys for some 2,000 local governments say they have agreed to a tentative settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma over the toll of the nation's opioid crisis.
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Pennsylvania high court asked to throw out death penalty
The Pa. Supreme Court will consider whether the state's death penalty statute amounts to cruel, arbitrary punishment that's too often reserved for black and poor defendants.
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DA Krasner fought against civil asset forfeiture. But under his watch, the practice continues
The use of civil asset forfeiture increased slightly in Philadelphia last year, despite the election of District Attorney Larry Krasner, a critic of the practice.
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Listen 1:26The first public hearing about the social media database this week was nearly eclipsed by all the other Philly police scandals this summer.
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Sacklers reject demand that they surrender personal wealth to settle opioid claims
"The Sacklers refused to budge," the email concluded, "and have declined to offer any counterproposal."
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