
Courts & Law
Appealing a public records request denial in N.J.? Don’t hold your breath
For one public records requester, the wait to have her complaint ruled on surpassed two years.
7 years ago
Listen 5:20Lawsuit alleges Penn missed opportunities to prevent student’s suicide
Penn formed a task force to address the suicide rate in 2014 that issued some recommendations in an eight-page report. An attorney contends it hasn't taken sufficient action.
7 years ago
Listen 2:09First Cosby accuser takes stand, says he preyed on ‘little nobody from Colorado’
Cosby defense will cross-examine witness on 1984 encounter in Reno.
7 years ago
Women can’t have prior salaries used against them, court says in equal pay case
Employers can't pay women less than men just because they made less at a previous job.
7 years ago
Defense attorneys attack Cosby accuser in opening statement
The defense in Bill Cosby's retrial used its opening statement on Tuesday to portray a $3.4 million settlement paid to Constand as evidence of her greed.
7 years ago
Listen 1:05A dispute over a local law that opens up much of a Pittsburgh suburb to oil and gas drilling has made it to a Westmoreland County courtroom.
7 years ago
In comments to Congress, Zuckerberg will embrace a broader responsibility for content
When Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg appears before Congress this week, he's kicking things off by with an apology — an expansive one.
7 years ago
Man killed in Panera standoff was armed with what turned out to be BB gun
New Jersey officials have released surveillance footage in last month's shooting death of an armed man inside the Panera Bread restaurant, near Princeton University's campus.
7 years ago
Attorney: Federal agents seize documents from Trump lawyer
Federal agents carrying court-authorized search warrants have seized documents from President Donald Trump's personal attorney Michael Cohen.
7 years ago
Prosecutors reveal Cosby paid his accuser nearly $3.4M
Comedian Bill Cosby paid out nearly $3.4 million in a civil settlement with Andrea Constand, the woman he is on trial for allegedly drugging and sexually assaulting in 2004.
7 years ago
Listen 4:08Federal prosecutor takes on new case as DOJ point person for opioid crisis
Attorney General Jeff Sessions appointed Daly, 40, to the newly created post of opioid coordinator in February.
7 years ago
Cosby trial take two: What you need to know
After jury selection and recent motions in retrial, here's the latest.
7 years ago
Sessions orders ‘zero tolerance’ policy for border crossers
His one-page order lacks specifics on how the policy will be carried out.
7 years ago
Amid criticism, Philly DA Krasner establishing crime victims advisory panel
Families of crime victims have criticized the new district attorney. Krasner has apologized and says the 'door is open.'
7 years ago
What free speech has to do with skim milk, condoms and corporate political spending
Below are a few of the cases from the 21st century that highlight what the right to free speech has come to embody.
7 years ago