Courts & Law
Delaware woman sues father for alleged child rape, trafficking, pornography
A 39-year-old woman sued her father in federal court in Delaware for allegedly raping her as part of a child sex trafficking ring out of their home in Newark.
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Charges dropped again in deadly Amtrak 188 crash in Philly
A defense lawyer argued Tuesday that any mistakes made by Brandon Bostian do not amount to a crime, and a city judge agreed.
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N.J. bills would limit court-ordered exams of sexual assault victims
New Jersey may limit when judges can order physical or psychological tests on sexual assault victims.
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Pa. initiative targets the biggest pipeline for illegal guns — women
Attorney General Josh Shapiro is teaming up with anti-violence groups to educate women about the risks of buying a gun for someone else.
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Philadelphia Police Department to fire 13 officers over ‘vile’ Facebook posts
Philadelphia Police Commissioner Richard Ross announced Thursday that 13 officers will be terminated over violent or discriminatory Facebook posts.
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New Jersey files suit over IRS decision blocking SALT workarounds
Attorney General Gurbir Grewal said the lawsuit challenges the Trump administration's cap as "unlawful" and a "violation of our federal tax code."
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N.J. judge who cited ‘good family’ in rape case steps down; others face removal
The courts also announced mandatory sexual assault and implicit bias training for all judges.
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Philly ban on courtroom recording violates First Amendment, suit says
There’s currently no way to track what happens at bail hearings. Plaintiffs in a new lawsuit say that makes it harder to monitor problems with the city’s controversial system.
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House holds Attorney General and Commerce Secretary in contempt over census probe
Democrats have demanded documents related to the origins of Trump administration's decision to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census.
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Lawyer stabbed by ex-client in downtown Wilmington but city mum on attack
Public defender Timothy Weiler was en route to the Grand Opera House when a man stabbed him in the back. The suspect, a former client, said, “That’s from me to you.”
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In a change of heart, Berks County commissioner moves to oust ICE
Kevin Barnhardt, a Democrat, had previously defended the Berks County Residential Center.
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Federal judge orders release of dataset showing drug industry’s role in opioid crisis
For the first time, a federal court in Ohio is releasing a trove of data that offers far more detail about the size and scope of the nation's opioid epidemic
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5 years after Eric Garner’s death, activists continue fight for ‘another day to live’
Federal prosecutors will not charge a NYC police officer in the death of Eric Garner, closing another door for Garner's family and police reform activists.
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Retired Justice John Paul Stevens, a maverick on the bench, dies at 99
Retired Justice John Paul Stevens, whose Supreme Court opinions transformed many areas of American law during his 34 year tenure, died at the age of 99
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Meek Mill’s hopes for a new trial now in the hands of Superior Court judges
Lawyers for rapper Meek Mill say if granted a new trial, he would not be convicted since prosecutors would not call the officer who testified in the first one.
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