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Courts & Law
Trial for former Wilmington Trust execs begins
6 years ago
Coalition gets data to help cut Philadelphia’s recidivism rate
The 24-page report provides a snapshot of these former inmates – their gender, race and what ZIP codes they’re expected to call home.
6 years ago
Man allegedly threatened to "open fire" with machine gun at rally
Authorities have arrested an Ocean County man for allegedly threatening to shoot a gun at a rally in support of stricter gun control laws.
6 years ago
Federal judges hear arguments in Pa. redistricting case
A fraught redistricting battle in Pennsylvania has taken a small step forward.
6 years ago
‘Pharma Bro’ tearfully apologizes, then sentenced to prison
Martin Shrkeli, the smirking "Pharma Bro" vilified for jacking up the price of a lifesaving drug, was sentenced Friday to seven years in prison for defrauding investors.
6 years ago
Ocean County man admits to possessing massive child pornography cache
An Ocean County man is facing years in prison after pleading guilty this week to child pornography charges, state authorities announced.
6 years ago
Probe into generic drug price fixing set to widen
Forty-five states and the DOJ are claiming that generic drug prices are fixed, and the alleged collusion may have cost U.S. business and consumers more than $1 billion.
6 years ago
Cosby lawyers urge judge not to allow 19 prior accusers to testify
More than 50 women have alleged Cosby sexually assaulted them, spanning from the 1960s to the 2000s.
6 years ago
Listen 5:15Families of murdered Bucks County victims sue parents of confessed killer and his cousin
Families of 3 of the 4 young men murdered on a Bucks County farm last summer are suing the confessed killer, Cosmo DiNardo, as well as his cousin and co-defendant Sean Kratz
6 years ago
In New Jersey, immigrant activists try to reclaim DACA deadline day
While two court decisions largely invalidated Trump’s deadline, activists held six rallies across New Jersey Monday to mark the occasion and to add a defiant twist.
6 years ago
Judge denies request to throw out Cosby charges, hears arguments on calling 19 past accusers
If the first morning of court arguments in the hearings ahead of Bill Cosby’s retrial are any barometer, hostility between both sides is poised to be high.
6 years ago
Listen 4:07Cosby case back in court for hearing before April 2 retrial
Bill Cosby will be back in Montgomery County court Monday for what is expected to be two days of pre-trial hearings.
6 years ago
Delaware Supreme Court overturns conviction in fatal school attack
The Delaware Supreme Court has overturned the criminally negligent homicide conviction of a girl in the fatal beating of a 16-year-old at a high school in 2016.
6 years ago
Despite landmark Pa. court decision, subjectivity remains in congressional mapmaking process
Now that districts have been completely overhauled, some big questions remain: just how much gerrymandering is too much?
6 years ago
Listen 6:28Allentown Mayor Ed Pawlowski found guilty on 47 of 54 felony counts
A federal jury has found Allentown Mayor Ed Pawlowski guilty of corruption.
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