Courts & Law
Justice Department finds pattern of misconduct by Trenton Police following a yearlong investigation
A 45-page report found that officers "frequently" violated people’s constitutional rights. Talks towards a consent decree are expected.
1 year ago
Listen 1:06Philadelphia loses lawsuit that sought greater power for the city to regulate firearms
The justices ruled 6-0 to uphold the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by the city, family members of gun violence victims and the nonprofit group CeaseFirePA.
1 year ago
New York prosecutors say they oppose dismissing Trump’s hush money conviction
Trump was convicted in May on 34 counts of falsifying business records to cover up a scheme to influence the 2016 election by paying hush money to a porn actor.
1 year ago
Delco man sentenced in gun battle outside football game that led to girl’s shooting death by police
Prosecutors said the man, who was 15 in 2021, fired at another person, and Sharon Hill officers shot at a car they thought was the gunfire source, killing an 8-year-old.
1 year ago
Man sentenced for escaping a Philadelphia prison after being involved in 4 murders
Ameen Hurst, 20, will serve 55 to 110 years behind bars following his escape from prison, where he was being held for murder charges.
2 years ago
Krasner argued that the over 1 million people who registered were “scammed for their information.” Musk’s lawyers, defending the effort, called it “core political speech."
2 years ago
Prosecutors say some erroneous evidence was given jurors at ex-Sen. Bob Menendez’s bribery trial
Federal prosecutors insisted it should have no effect on the Democrat’s conviction.
2 years ago
Judge cancels court deadlines in Trump’s 2020 election case after presidential win
Trump was charged last year with plotting to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election and illegally hoarding classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate.
2 years ago
Philly ports win as federal judge slams Delaware port expansion plan
Philadelphia port leaders sued to stop Delaware’s port expansion plans, saying it would hurt ship traffic to their facilities.
2 years ago
Atlantic City mayor is charged with asking daughter to say he did not injure her
Marty Small Sr. is accused of asking his daughter to falsely say that a head injury occurred when she tripped and fell in her room.
2 years ago
First-term City Councilman Arthur Barclay is accused of hitting a pedestrian while driving with a suspended driver’s license in 2023.
2 years ago
Elon Musk’s $1 million-a-day voter sweepstakes can proceed, a Pennsylvania judge says
Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner had called the sweepstakes a scam that violates state election law and asked that it be shut down.
2 years ago
Supreme Court allows Pennsylvania to count contested provisional ballots, rejecting Republican plea
The justices left in place a state Supreme Court ruling that elections officials must count provisional ballots cast by voters whose mail-in ballots were rejected.
2 years ago
Pennsylvania challenge of Elon Musk’s $1M-a-day voter sweepstakes moves back to state court
The ruling is a loss for the world's richest man and his political action committee.
2 years ago
Prosecutors seek resentencing for Erik and Lyle Menendez in 1989 killings of their parents
Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced during a Thursday news conference that his office would recommend the brothers be sentenced to 50 years to life.
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