Courts & Law
Groups sue U.S. Steel, allege potentially ‘thousands’ of Clean Air Act violations
Pollution controls were off-line for over three months following a Christmas Eve fire.
7 years ago
He’s physically sick and mentally ill. So why is this Bucks County man in a jail cell?
Dennis Deska is not considered competent enough to stand trial for aggravated assault, but he still went to jail — not a psychiatric hospital.
Air Date: April 30, 2019
Listen 13:49Indian police uncovered a plot, but Sri Lanka didn’t act
The first intelligence brief from India arrived April 4, more than two weeks before the bombings.
7 years ago
Why Meek Mill can’t go see the Sixers in Toronto
The Philly rapper is still on probation — and his lawyers couldn’t get the proper signoffs for travel.
7 years ago
Court orders administration to identify separated migrant children within 6 months
The administration had said it hoped to identify the children within six months, but it opposed a specific deadline in case finding the children took longer than expected.
7 years ago
Cuban immigrants detained by ICE in York for more than a year, despite federal court ruling
Abel Perez, 27, and Pablo Alvarez, 26, both arrived from Cuba at the U.S. southern border in December 2017. Both applied for asylum, and have been held ever since.
7 years ago
Ex-Sheriff Green faces 5 years in prison at sentencing
Former Philadelphia Sheriff John Green pleaded guilty to felony and conspiracy charges Tuesday.
7 years ago
Penn State ex-president asks US court to overturn conviction
Former Penn State President Graham Spanier is asking a federal magistrate judge to overturn his conviction.
7 years ago
DA Krasner: Philadelphians whose property was wrongly seized should be reimbursed
A $3 million fund will reimburse those whose assets were improperly seized as part of Philadelphia prosecutions.
7 years ago
Lawsuit seeks to break Building Trades’ hold on city construction contracts
A lawsuit filed in federal court is challenging Philadelphia’s tradition of reserving city construction work for a number of chosen labor unions.
7 years ago
Ex-mayor of Reading gets 8 years in prison for corruption scheme
"I let ambition take over, and I'm truly sorry," a tearful Vaughn Spencer told a federal judge in Philadelphia. "I lost my compass and for that, I have to pay the price."
7 years ago
Bridgegate co-conspirator Bridget Anne Kelly’s sentence cut to 13 months
Bridget Anne Kelly’s sentence is trimmed to 13 months for her role in Bridgegate political scandal. She lambastes former boss Chris Christie, saying she was a scapegoat.
7 years ago
Scamming SEPTA is getting harder: Agency hits 10-year low for claims payouts
A decade after SEPTA put its first surveillance cameras up, the transit authority has closed the book on its leanest year for payouts yet.
7 years ago
Cosby renews attacks on trial judge as he seeks bail
They complain that Montgomery County Judge Steven O'Neill has not issued a post-trial opinion explaining key trial decisions in the seven months since Cosby's sentencing.
7 years ago
Prosecutors’ offices lack diversity nationwide. DA Krasner says he’s working on a fix.
Nearly nine out of 10 people in Philadelphia’s jail system are people of color. The prosecutors who charge them with crimes? Quite the opposite.
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