Courts & Law
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.
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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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O’Connor, Rehnquist and a supreme marriage proposal
Some personal secrets are so well-kept that even family and friends are oblivious.
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Pennsylvania House lawmaker convicted of taking cash bribes
A Harrisburg jury found Philadelphia Democratic Rep. Vanessa Lowery Brown guilty of bribery.
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Transgender rights: #WontBeErased
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Listen 48:56Pittsburgh shooting and other cases point to rise In domestic extremism
Three men are in custody, charged in three separate cases of domestic extremism last week.
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Delaware prison riot defendants challenge inmate witness
Royal 'Diamond' Downs recalled attacks on correctional officers and of inmates roaming the James T. Vaughn Correctional Center in bloody clothes.
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Philly stabbing suspect held on 3rd-degree murder charge in case called racially tinged
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Mueller’s office notifies FBI of alleged scheme involving harassment claim
A spokesman for Mueller confirmed the referral on Tuesday in a statement.
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Alleged ‘mastermind’ of Del. prison riot fires attorney; judge reschedules case
The man prosecutors call the "mastermind" of the Feb. 2017 deadly prison riot in Delaware has fired his attorney, and will be tried at a later date.
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Death penalty sought in Pittsburgh shooting — but it’s far from settled
Robert Bowers is facing both state and federal charges. It’s unclear when he’ll be arraigned on the state ones, but he's already had his first hearing on federal counts.
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Killing of 2 at Kentucky supermarket is being investigated as hate crime
A white man charged with shooting and killing two African-Americans at a Kroger supermarket in Kentucky last week had first tried to enter an African-American church.
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Upset with delay on Abu-Jamal ruling, officer’s widow ordered from courtroom
Final decision on Mumia Abu-Jamal appeal in murder case delayed for a month
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Shore lawyer sentenced to 10 years in prison for stealing from elderly clients
A Shore attorney who hosted a radio show and taught seminars on elder law has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for stealing more than $3 million dollars from clients.
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FBI says suspicious parcel was addressed to CNN in Atlanta
Bomb squads were called to a post office in Atlanta on Monday about a suspicious package sent to CNN, investigators said Monday
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