
Courts & Law
Willow Grove tree company fined $95 million for hiring undocumented immigrants
A suburban Philadelphia company that trims trees around power lines throughout the United States will pay a record fine after pleading gu ...
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Federal court tosses Delaware lawsuit over forced company sale
The ongoing battle for control over TransPerfect continues in federal court.
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Prosecutors seeking 20 more years for Philly juvenile lifer who killed cop
Andre Martin has been in prison for 41 years since a jury convicted him of murdering a Philadelphia police officer with a bullet to the head.
6 years ago
Menendez trial plods along as government officials detail alleged favors
Menendez, a New Jersey Democrat, and Florida ophthalmologist Salomon Melgen each face about a dozen counts of federal bribery, conspiracy, and fraud charges.
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Listen 0:00Philly defense attorneys’ group: Oversight tightened in wake of whistleblower lawsuit
After learning one of their attorneys was working with a suspended license, the Defender Association of Philadelphia has tightened the rules.
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Delaware murder suspect hit by train in NYC
A man accused of killing his girlfriend Friday in Newark was found in a New York City hospital after being hit by a train.
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Philly ministry student credits prayer with beating racial profiling case
Abington police have withdrawn charges against a ministry student they accused of crashing a stolen Maserati, cursing at witnesses, and then fleeing the scene.
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Listen 0:00Harrisburg launches pilot program for police body cameras
The capital city joins a small group of Pennsylvania municipalities that have tested or permanently integrated the equipment. ...
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Pa. jail faces class-action lawsuit for posting mugshots online
A lawyer for a man who sued a Pennsylvania county jail for posting his mug shot online says nearly 70,000 former inmates could have claim ...
6 years ago
To prevent OD deaths, Philly to give out naloxone as people leave jail
Of the more than 930 people who died of an overdose in Philadelphia last year, a third had been through jail.
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Federal judge: Stopping N.J. bail changes would pose ‘high risk’ to community
A federal judge in New Jersey refused to hit the pause button on the state’s criminal justice overhaul Thursday, saying that revert ...
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City Council moves to rid Philly of archaic rules — including ban on tailgating
Some antiquated regulations will come off the city books if an eight-bill package gets through Philadelphia City Council. A ...
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Family of man killed by Philly police drops wrongful death case against city
The mother of a man who police shot to death during a routine 2015 traffic stop in Mayfair has withdrawn her federal civil-righ ...
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Bucks man convicted in sex assault of 6 young sisters gets 30 to 87 years
A cultlike figure whose spiritual and financial hold over a formerly Amish couple enabled him to have sexual relationships with six of th ...
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Whistleblower lawsuit raises questions about legal representation of Philly’s troubled poor children
An attorney from the Defender Association of Philadelphia has filed a whistleblower lawsuit against the association, claiming his bosses ...
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