Courts & Law
Bill Cosby drops defamation claims against 7 accusers
Bill Cosby has dropped his countersuit against seven women who accused him of sexually assaulting them.
7 years ago
Jury finds former Penn State fraternity brother guilty of hindering investigation
To find Becker guilty of hindering, the jurors needed to believe that he concealed or destroyed evidence for a police investigation and that he did so intentionally.
7 years ago
GOP redistricting strategist played role in push for census citizenship question
Thomas Hofeller concluded that adding the question would produce the data needed to redraw political maps that would be "advantageous to Republicans and Non-Hispanic Whites."
7 years ago
New Jersey sues Sackler family over ‘deceptive’ opioid marketing
New Jersey has filed a civil lawsuit against the Sackler family, which controls the opioid manufacturer Purdue Pharma.
7 years ago
Two of the ‘MOVE 9’ speak days after serving four decades in prison
Janet and Janine Africa were released from prison Saturday after serving more than 40 years in the death of a Philadelphia police officer.
7 years ago
Prosecutor accuses Sandy contractors of stealing more than $2M
Two Superstorm Sandy contractors stole more than $2 million dollars from clients, prosecutors allege.
7 years ago
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
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