
Courts & Law
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.
6 years ago
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.
6 years ago
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.
6 years ago
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.
6 years ago
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.
6 years ago
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.
6 years ago
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.
6 years ago
Listen 3:42Opioid-makers face wave of lawsuits in 2019
Thousands of state and local governments are demanding that companies like Purdue Pharma, Walmart and Rite-Aid compensate them for the costs of the opioid crisis.
6 years ago
Affordable Care Act can stay in effect while under appeal, judge says
The federal judge in Texas who ruled the Affordable Care Act unconstitutional earlier this month said that the law can remain in effect while under appeal.
6 years ago
A night with Philly’s ‘violence interrupter’ teams who offer services to curb bloodshed
The strategy to use former drug dealers, gang members and others with violent pasts to help broker peace in troubled neighborhoods is now set to expand in Philly.
6 years ago
Listen 7:18School shooter’s case to test life sentence for juveniles
A South Carolina school shooting will soon become a test case for court rulings that restrict life-without-parole sentences for juveniles.
6 years ago
Mumia Abu-Jamal supporters urge Philly DA Krasner to let appeal process proceed
Pam Africa, who runs the International Concerned Friends and Family of Mumia Abu-Jamal, said the Philadelphia district attorney has not done enough to help Abu-Jamal.
6 years ago
Judge: Mumia Abu-Jamal can reargue appeal in 1981 Philly police slaying
Judge Leon Tucker ruled that a former justice should have recused himself because of comments he made as a prosecutor about police killers that suggest potential bias.
6 years ago
Vehicle ‘no wake zone’ regulation expands at N.J. shore
Another Jersey Shore municipality has adopted a "no wake zone" regulation to reduce damage to properties during flooding.
6 years ago
Pa. Supreme Court rules mothers’ drug use in pregnancy isn’t child abuse
The court's main opinion issued Friday says the law's definition of a child doesn't include fetuses or unborn children, and it says victims of perpetrators must be children.
6 years ago