Courts & Law
Judge rules retrial of ex-Philadelphia officer in 2020 protest actions should be held outside city
Richard Paul Nicoletti, whose previous trial ended in a mistrial, faced charges including simple assault and reckless endangerment.
8 months ago
Facts don’t line up in the police shooting of Anthony Allegrini Jr., independent investigator says
Law enforcement officials still haven’t released findings about the Pa. state trooper killing of 18-year-old Anthony Allegrini Jr. on June 4.
8 months ago
Special counsel got a search warrant for Twitter to turn over info on Trump’s account, documents say
The court filing says the court “found probable cause to search the Twitter account for evidence of criminal offenses.”
8 months ago
Trump’s legal team offer more lax rules for a proposed protective order in Jan. 6 case
"In a trial about First Amendment rights, the government seeks to restrict First Amendment rights," Trump's lawyers wrote in the court filings.
9 months ago
New charges against Trump focus on lies. Scholars see an authoritarian playbook
The latest federal case against Donald Trump is putting a spotlight on the role of false and baseless claims in his presidency.
9 months ago
SEPTA employee was driving drunk when she crashed into SEPTA trolley in Southwest Philadelphia
Investigators say the driver initially fled the scene, but then allegedly came back to get her belongings from her car.
9 months ago
NYC high school student charged with hate-motivated murder in killing of O’Shae Sibley
Sibley's death has sparked outrage and prompted tributes from celebrities including Beyoncé and Spike Lee.
9 months ago
Should Trump’s trial be televised?
There would need to be an exception to a rule barring cameras and microphones in federal courtrooms to make it happen.
9 months ago
Prosecutors ask judge to issue protective order after Trump post appearing to promise revenge
Prosecutors want U.S. District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan to issue a protective order concerning evidence in the case.
9 months ago
Pa. court reverses PUC decision on East Whiteland sewer sale to Aqua
Pa.’s Commonwealth Court recently ruled on the side of ratepayers in a major Office of Consumer Advocate case against the Public Utilities Commission and Aqua.
9 months ago
Trump was told not to talk to witnesses in 2020 election conspiracy case. That could be a challenge
His lies about the election — which form the basis of the charges — are repeated in nearly every speech he gives.
9 months ago
What is straw purchasing a gun? And how will tackling it slow the flow of guns in Philadelphia?
Philadelphia is the latest city to crack down on straw purchases in an effort to curb gun violence.
9 months ago
New Castle County agrees to pay more than $1 million to settle lawsuit over fatal police shooting
Officials in Delaware’s largest county have agreed to pay more than $1 million to settle a lawsuit stemming from a fatal police shooting in 2021.
9 months ago
Pittsburgh synagogue gunman has been sentenced to die in the nation’s deadliest antisemitic attack
It was the first federal death sentence imposed during the presidency of Joe Biden, who pledged during his 2020 campaign to end capital punishment.
9 months ago
The latest Trump indictment lists 6 unnamed co-conspirators. Here’s what we know
The six unnamed allies have not been criminally charged or officially named by prosecutors.
9 months ago