Courts & Law
Manhunt continues in Philly for ‘person of interest’ in multiple murders after I-95 crash
Philadelphia police tweeted a photo of 20-year-old suspect Dejuan Robinson who fled the crash scene. They say he is wanted in Delaware and believe he is armed and dangerous.
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Homeless man in GoFundMe scam arrested after missing court
Johnny Bobbitt was due in a New Jersey court Tuesday to face charges that he violated court-ordered conditions that allowed for his release from jail while awaiting trial.
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Rosenstein, a frequent Trump target, will leave Justice Dept
Rod Rosenstein is expected to leave his position soon after William Barr is confirmed as attorney general, a person familiar with the plans said Wednesday.
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Former cop gets 5 years in prison for Sandy fraud
A former police officer has been sentenced to prison for his role in stealing $187,000 in federal Superstorm Sandy relief funds to repair a vacation home on the Jersey Shore.
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Ginsburg misses Supreme Court arguments for first time after cancer surgery
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is not taking part in today's oral arguments before the court.
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JonBenét Ramsey’s brother settles defamation lawsuit with CBS
Ramsey, who was 9 years old at the time, sued CBS in 2016 after the network aired a two-day documentary including the theory he'd slain his 6-year-old sister.
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Chester County DA names former federal prosecutor to beef up pipeline probe
Tom Hogan says the investigation will proceed even if there are talks with Sunoco.
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After GoFundMe scam, N.J. lawmaker seeks tougher penalty for crowdfunding swindlers
A South Jersey couple and a homeless Philadelphia man fabricated the feel-good tale, prosecutors say, to trick the public into donating to a crowdfunding site.
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Katie Brennan files notice of intent to sue New Jersey over hiring her alleged rapist
Brennan says her allegations that she was sexually assaulted by a campaign staffer to Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy were ignored. Then he was hired to work for the state.
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Pa. drillers must pay millions in outstanding impact fees, court rules
Natural gas companies must pay millions of dollars in outstanding impact fees to the state, following a recent Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling.
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For Chesco man arrested in immigration interview, an uncertain future remains
Jose "Ivan" Noe Nuñez Martinez and his husband have been savoring what can feel like borrowed time, after he was arrested in Philadelphia last year.
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Listen 3:49New Jersey Attorney General says federal judge erred in PennEast Pipeline ruling
New Jersey’s attorney general says PennEast Pipeline Co. can’t legally sue the state for access to more than 40 parcels of protected land.
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A reckoning is underway in U.S. Catholic Church
Recently disclosed accusations date back six or seven decades, with the oldest from the 1910s in Louisiana.
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Federal government shutdown halts most Pa. immigration court hearings
The federal government shutdown — caused in part by disagreements over immigration policy — is halting down immigration court hearings across Pennsylvania.
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Listen 2:59Murphy mum on plan AG opposes for state probes of police-involved fatalities
Attorney General Grubir Grewal says forcing local prosecutors off cases and sending in state officials would slow investigations and anger the public.
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