Courts & Law
Inside the Philadelphia DA’s side hustle — selling seized homes to speculators and cops
The DA auctions off seized homes to the highest bidder, for cash that went back to the law enforcement agencies. The legal process is known as civil asset forfeiture.
7 years ago
Listen 5:46Anti-Semitic papers reported near Pittsburgh shooting site, elsewhere
Authorities are investigating the dissemination of anti-Semitic pamphlets in Pittsburgh neighborhoods, including the one in which a gunma ...
7 years ago
Lawyer: Man charged in alleged homeless scam should be freed
The judge could make a decision Tuesday.
7 years ago
What you need to know about the new Manafort and Cohen court documents
There is no allegation that either Cohen or Manafort conspired with the Russians who were waging that attack on the 2016 election.
7 years ago
U.S.: Ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen deserves prison despite cooperation
President Donald Trump's former lawyer, Michael Cohen, deserves substantial prison time despite his cooperation, prosecutors said Friday.
7 years ago
Life sentence for Delaware man who abducted, raped and tried to drown 4-year-old girl
An Elsmere man who kidnapped a 4-year-old girl from her home in Pike Creek, then raped her and threw her into a pond to drown has been se ...
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New Jersey’s environmental justice initiative targets polluters in poor, minority neighborhoods
Grewal announced Thursday his office had filed eight lawsuits against companies from Newark to Trenton to Camden.
7 years ago
Delaware AG gives guidance on hate speech after KKK fliers found
Denn also sent the guidelines out in 2016 after a national rise in hate crime reporting. In 2017, Delaware prosecuted six cases that included a hate crime charge.
7 years ago
Huawei finance chief’s arrest threatens to inflame U.S.-China tensions
The focus of the friction is on Meng Wanzhou, scion of a Chinese telecommunications giant.
7 years ago
The Mueller Russia investigation: A full docket of developments set for Friday
Friday is shaping up as a busy day in the Justice Department's Russia investigation.
7 years ago
Ruling on naming priests in abuse report may change Pa. grand jury process
The report named hundreds of “predator priests” and enablers. But 11 sued, saying being identified would violate their right to a good reputation since they weren't charged.
7 years ago
Pentagon will train recruits holding green cards following court order
The Department of Defense will begin assigning thousands of immigrants with green cards to basic training, reversing a Trump administration policy that delayed their service.
7 years ago
PGW plan for liquified natural gas facility in Southwest Philadelphia clears hurdle
The new facility, Passyunk Energy Center LLC, would be a public-private partnership between city-owned PGW and Liberty Energy Trust, based in Conshohocken.
7 years ago
Listen 1:06Pa. touted as criminal justice reform model, but officials say there’s more to do
As Washington lawmakers debate a proposal to ease harsh federal sentencing guidelines, Pennsylvania is being cited as a role model.
7 years ago
Florida sheriffs illegally held Philly native as undocumented immigrant, lawsuit alleges
While he was detained, he says authorities sang the “Fresh Prince of Bel Air” theme song — about a transplanted Philadelphian — to mock his claimed connection to the city.
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