Courts & Law
Activists renew call to shut down Berks immigrant detention center
Pennsylvania DHS already declined to renew the center's federal license, but a federal judge ordered it reinstated.
7 years ago
Allentown priest charged with sexual assault of high school student
Updated: 3:59 p.m. Lehigh County prosecutors have charged a catholic priest from the Allentown Diocese with assa ...
7 years ago
Listen 2:22More than 400 have called Pennsylvania’s hotline since clergy sex abuse report
The attorney general's office has been scrambling to keep up, pulling in specially trained investigators from other departments to handle the deluge.
7 years ago
2 Philadelphia priests, 1 accused of sex abuse, found unfit for ministry
The Archdiocese of Philadelphia has found two priests unsuitable for the ministry
7 years ago
Delaware attorney general will seek to dissolve Backpage.com
The company that advertised prostitution has been shut down by the government, but its status as a limited liability company remains in 'good standing' in Delaware.
7 years ago
Listen 2:06Pope Francis on clergy sex abuse: ‘We showed no care for the little ones’
"The heart-wrenching pain of these victims, which cries out to heaven, was long ignored, kept quiet or silenced."
7 years ago
Cash assistance program for Pennsylvania’s poor returns this fall
A form of welfare, the mandated program provided $205 a month to people with no other income.
7 years ago
Police arrest 1 of 3 men charged in ambush shooting of Camden police detectives
Police said Saturday night that they arrested Juan Figueroa without incident in Gloucester City, N.J.
7 years ago
The clergy abuse crisis has cost the Catholic church $3 billion
The financial and reputational cost to the Catholic church continues to grow.
7 years ago
Evangelicals confront sex abuse problems in #MeToo era
The victims are coming forward to expose abuse in the Protestant evangelical world where some say the misdeeds have been just as pervasive as the acts by Catholic clergy.
7 years ago
Three men face charges in ambush shooting of Camden police detectives
Still at large, the suspects are considered to be extremely dangerous, police say
7 years ago
TransPerfect leaves Delaware as corporate home, citing Chancery Court dispute
Following a lengthy court battle over the court-ordered sale of the company, the multimillion-dollar language services company has moved its corporate home to Nevada.
7 years ago
Are job ads targeting young workers breaking the law?
When an employer sets out to recruit young people for a certain job, is it discriminating against older job seekers in a way that breaks the law?
7 years ago
‘Habitual fraudster’ of Delaware County faces 5 years in latest scheme
Howard Appel arranged stock sales under the guise of consulting work, when in fact he was secretly a major stock owner.
7 years ago
Weinberg mulls legislation to reverse N.J. Supreme Court decision on dash cam footage
The bill would not force police departments to use dash and body cameras. It would require that any dash and body camera videos that are made be available to the public.
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