Courts & Law
Pa. prisons resume new normal after lockdown
All 25 Pennsylvania state prisons are operating under a new normal after a 12-day lockdown.
6 years ago
Legal battle lingers in release of full report on Pa. clergy sex abuse scandal
In the latest court documents, about a dozen clergy members, whose names have been withheld from the grand jury report, claim their due process rights have been violated.
6 years ago
Live in Delco and have a security camera? The DA wants to know about it
County officials launch camera registry to aid in police investigations.
6 years ago
Lawyer for McClure and D’Amico says criminal charges possible
He said in a letter dated Thursday that one or both could be indicted by the Burlington County prosecutor.
6 years ago
Judge rules for Port of Wilmington labor union in dispute with former president
The judge granted summary judgment Monday to local 1694-1 of International Longshoremen's Association.
6 years ago
Study: With mandatory sentencing, Pa. straw purchase prosecutions up
In 2012, Pennsylvania passed a law requiring a minimum five-year sentence for anyone convicted of multiple straw purchase violations.
6 years ago
New Jersey to equip all state troopers with body cameras by mid-2019
Grewal said when law enforcement officers and citizens know their encounters are being recorded, they behave better.
6 years ago
South Whitehall Township police officer loses job after charges in shooting death
South Whitehall Township's manager said officials decided not to keep probationary officer Jonathan Roselle on the force following expiration of his probation period.
6 years ago
Kavanaugh looks on path to Supreme Court confirmation, after 4 days of hearings
The committee is likely to vote on Kavanaugh in about two weeks.
6 years ago
Ex-Trump aide Papadopoulos, 1st charged in Russia probe, sentenced to 14 days in prison
A federal judge also sentenced Papadopoulos to one year of supervised release and imposed a fine of $9,500.
6 years ago
Kavanaugh file: Executive privilege
This is one of a series of stories examining what Democrats are saying about Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh and what Kavanaugh’s record shows on these issues.
6 years ago
Senate concludes Kavanaugh hearing; confirmation likely
Senators on the Judiciary Committee are likely to vote on Kavanaugh's confirmation on Sept. 20.
6 years ago
Searching for deported parents in Guatemala, while children wait in the U.S.
The ACLU and Guatemalan immigrant advocates are fanning out across the country to find dozens of parents who were deported from the U.S. without their children.
6 years ago
Watch: Judge Brett Kavanaugh Supreme Court confirmation hearings – Day 4
Senate Democrats worked into the night in a last, ferocious attempt to paint Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh as a foe of abortion rights and a likely defender of Trump.
6 years ago
Kavanaugh hearings, day 3: Booker has his ‘Spartacus moment’; a mulligan on Mueller
Day 3 of the Supreme Court nomination hearings for Judge Brett Kavanaugh featured a morning quarrel over documents as members concluded two days of public questioning.
6 years ago