Courts & Law
The ‘deeply disturbing’ Odúbel Herrera incident: What you need to know
MLB is investigating the Phillies center fielder’s arrest for alleged domestic violence.
7 years ago
Bucks County faces $67 million verdict in records case
Nearly 67,000 people's expunged prison booking history was available through an inmate lookup tool on the Bucks County website.
7 years ago
Officials have no clue when the Philly courts website will be fixed
Right now, you can’t even check in for jury duty online.
7 years ago
Trial starts over video deletion related to Penn State frat death
A former Penn State fraternity brother erased security camera footage from the night a pledge died because he knew it would be damaging.
7 years ago
Philly putting ‘dozens’ more cops on the street this summer as murders, shootings rise
Murders and shootings are up in Philly over this time last year. The police department will deploy dozens of additional officers to patrol the streets this summer.
7 years ago
Missouri could soon become first state without a clinic that performs abortions
Missouri is within days of losing its last remaining health center that provides abortions. Unless a court intervenes, it will become the first state without such a clinic.
7 years ago
Phillies OF Herrera arrested in domestic case, put on leave
The commissioner's office put Herrera on leave Tuesday, a day after his arrest on an assault charge at the Golden Nugget casino.
7 years ago
Supreme Court rejects appeal over Pa. school’s transgender bathroom policy
The justices on Tuesday rejected an appeal from students who argued that allowing transgender students to use the same facilities violated their right to privacy.
7 years ago
Caseloads for Delaware child-abuse investigators are double the legal limit
Turnover among Delaware’s child-abuse investigators runs 40% a year. The state doesn’t have enough to meet its legal standard for caseloads.
7 years ago
Listen 4:26New $65M legal center hopes to be game changer for Philly’s poor
The Equal Justice Center will be a one-stop-shop for low-income residents to get help from Philly’s civil legal aid community.
7 years ago
Pa. AG investigating wastewater case from landfill that accepts fracking waste
The Pa. Attorney General’s office is investigating the disposal of contaminated water from a landfill that accepts fracking waste to a sewage treatment plant in Fayette County
7 years ago
Stan Lee’s former manager arrested on elder abuse charges
A former business manager of Stan Lee was arrested Saturday on elder abuse charges involving the late comic book legend.
7 years ago
San Francisco police chief apologizes for raid on home of freelance journalist
The chief of the San Francisco Police Department, Bill Scott, issued an apology Friday for a recent raid on the home of a freelance journalist.
7 years ago
Pennsylvania accuses financial firms of bond price-fixing
Pennsylvania's treasury is accusing about a dozen large financial firms of working together to illegally inflate the price of bonds issued by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
7 years ago
New rules seek to limit ICE arrests in N.J. courthouses
ICE agents should present a warrant to courthouse security, the rules from the head of the N.J. Supreme Court say. But it’s unclear how they’ll be enforced.
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