Courts & Law
New Jersey hotel workers could soon carry panic buttons
Responding to an assault, New Jersey state lawmakers are considering panic buttons for hotel workers.
7 years ago
Safe or scary? The shifting reputation of glyphosate, aka Roundup
Farmers have been using this chemical, often under the trade name Roundup, for about four decades now. But now it's under fierce attack, accused of causing cancer.
7 years ago
Judge bars release of document in gas drilling suit
A judge has issued a court order barring The Allegheny Front, StateImpact Pennsylvania and 90.5 WESA from publishing a publicly available legal document.
7 years ago
Over 200 allegations of abuse of migrant children; 1 case of Homeland Security disciplining someone
From 2009 to 2014, at least 214 complaints were filed against federal agents for abusing or mistreating migrant children.
7 years ago
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.
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