Courts & Law
Officials: Shore therapist paid undercover FBI agent to maim colleague
Authorities say a New Jersey therapist hired an FBI agent posing as a hit man to disfigure a colleague who had threatened to report her to a licensing board.
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Shore man sentenced to jail for killing Navy veteran’s service dog
A Jersey Shore man who killed a Navy veteran's service dog in training has been sentenced to 90 days in jail.
5 years ago
Supreme Court won’t review decision that ok’d Obama-era net neutrality rules
The Supreme Court has rejected telecom companies' attempts to quash a lower court's decision that upheld the Obama administration's net neutrality rules.
5 years ago
Trial starts over 2020 census citizenship question
A federal trial began Monday in New York City over challenges to the federal government's decision to put a citizenship question on the 2020 census.
5 years ago
Gunman in yoga studio attack had a criminal history, posted racist and sexist videos
He had been charged with battery twice, and multiple news outlets have reported on evidence of his misogynist and racist beliefs.
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Young activists can sue government over climate change, Supreme Court says
The trial could start as early as mid-November.
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Shore yacht captain pleads guilty to seaman’s manslaughter
A New Jersey yacht captain accused of causing a fatal collision off the coast of Rhode Island has pleaded guilty.
5 years ago
Harvard discrimination trial is ending, but lawsuit is far from over
For Asian-American parent Jane Chen, this legal battle was a long time coming.
5 years ago
Grand jury clears South Jersey officer in fatal shooting of Philly woman
Civil rights lawyer Stanley King said firing shots was an abuse of power.
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Judge could force SEPTA to end ban on political ads
A fed. judge may force SEPTA to scale back its effort to keep politically charged advertisements off its bus shelters and vehicles when he issues a decision later this month
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Delaware launches widespread probe into possible sex abuse by priests
The Catholic Diocese of Wilmington comprises 56 parishes, 18 missions and 36 schools in Delaware and Maryland's Eastern Shore.
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Pittsburgh synagogue suspect pleads not guilty
Robert Bowers, 46, was arraigned one day after a grand jury issued a 44-count indictment.
5 years ago
Law enforcement faces dilemma in assessing online threats
"We can go out on Twitter and there are loads of people saying insane stuff, but how do you know which is the one person?"
5 years ago
Philly firing officer who fatally shot unarmed East Germantown man
Top Philadelphia police officials say a 10-year veteran of the force will be fired for violating department policy in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man.
5 years ago
N.J. charges 4 secondary homeowners with Sandy fraud
New Jersey authorities announced Wednesday criminal charges against four more people for allegedly filing fraudulent federal Superstorm Sandy relief fund applications.
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