
Courts & Law
PPA amnesty program a ‘blessing’ for Philly ticket scofflaws
Under the two-month program, the PPA will forgive all unpaid parking tickets issued before 2013, as long as you agree to pay any fines from 2013 to the present.
8 years ago
Krasner files charges against former Philly cop for alleged brutality
The Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office has filed criminal charges against a former police officer for allegedly brutalizing a pedestrian while making an on-duty arrest.
8 years ago
Allentown mayor’s corruption trial in hands of jury
Democratic Allentown Mayor Ed Pawlowski faces charges including fraud, bribery, attempted extortion and lying to the FBI.
8 years ago
Fact check: Sessions vows to probe FISA abuse, but Trump’s patience appears thin
Attorney General Jeff Sessions is trying to defend President Trump in the Russia imbroglio, but Trump has slapped Sessions down — again — for work he says isn't good enough.
8 years ago
GOP lawmakers confront Pa. Supreme Court justices in hearing
This week's annual budget hearings are giving lawmakers a rare chance to publicly question Pennsylvania's Supreme Court justices.
8 years ago
Ambler doctor gets prison for supplying prescription pills to addicts, dealers in South Philly
Judge tells Dr. Alan Summers, 79, that his clinic 'made an absolute mockery' of the medical profession by supplying addicts and dealers with drugs.
8 years ago
Supreme Court ruling means immigrants could continue to be detained indefinitely
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that immigrants, even those with permanent legal status and asylum seekers, do not have the right to periodic bond hearings.
8 years ago
New front in data privacy at the Supreme Court: Can U.S. seize emails stored abroad?
In a rare convergence, Fox, CNN, the ACLU, GOP and Democratic, Apple and Microsoft agree: The U.S. government should not unilaterally seize data stored in a foreign country.
8 years ago
Two towns, two approaches to immigration enforcement in Pa. Which is safer?
Experts can't say whether it's safer to keep ICE at arm's length with "sanctuary" policies or to work closely with federal immigration officers.
8 years ago
Listen 3:5415-year-old with fully loaded gun stopped on way into Philly school
Police say a Fels High School student was carrying a .40-caliber Smith and Wesson handgun loaded with 12 rounds in his backpack.
8 years ago
Federal judges decline to immediately throw out court-drawn congressional map
A three-judge panel declined to temporarily hold up implementation of the map put in place by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.
8 years ago
Supreme Court declines to take DACA case, leaving it in place for now
The U.S. Supreme Court handed the Trump administration a setback over the DACA program, which shields hundreds of thousands of young immigrants from deportation.
8 years ago
Supreme Court hears fiery arguments in case that could gut public sector unions
A 40-year-old Supreme Court decision is on life support at the nation's highest court, and the expected outcome could further undermine an already shrinking union movement.
8 years ago
‘The Post’ renews attention for Pentagon Papers ruling
Much of the movie focuses on the Washington Post's decision to publish the papers after a federal court injunction against the Times, which broke the story.
8 years ago
On a tense press tour of Guantánamo’s prison complex, signs of expansion
Two days before I left Washington in early February for my first tour inside Guantánamo's prison complex, an email arrived.
8 years ago