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Courts & Law

Trump speaks at a podium lined with U.S. flags on Jan. 6.
Elections
K-12
Pennsylvania

Jury sides with Pennsylvania teacher in suit against district over Jan. 6 rally

Jurors found the Allentown School District retaliated against Jason Moorehead when it suspended him after the deadly insurrection in the nation's capital.

2 years ago

Inside the call center
Philadelphia
Policing

Philly 911 system is improving, but city leaders see more room for growth

The 911 center tour comes a year after police were sent to the wrong side of the city and a dead body wasn’t found for 24 hours.

2 years ago

The exterior of George W. Hill Correctional Facility in Delaware County
Crime
Incarceration
Pennsylvania

A Delco man was accidentally released from county prison. Officials did not realize until days later

Prison staff did not become aware of the “inappropriate release” until Aug. 15.

2 years ago

exterior of the government office building
Delaware
Employment
Politics

Tax assessor sues New Castle County for sexual harassment over boss’s profane texts

The property tax assessor’s lawsuit alleges Susan Oberlander was subjected to sexual harassment and then retaliated against when she sought promotions.

2 years ago

Judge's gavel on wooden table with law books. (bigstockphoto.com)
Crime
Criminal Justice
New Jersey
Policing
Religion

New Jersey man sentenced to 7 years in arson, antisemitic graffiti cases

A New Jersey man has been sentenced to seven years in connection with an arson and antisemitic graffiti last year, authorities said.

2 years ago

the outside of the Federal Trade Commission building
Business
National
Pennsylvania

Federal ban on noncompete agreements comes under legal attack

At least three companies have sued the Federal Trade Commission after it voted to ban noncompete agreements. Their cases are now pending in Pennsylvania, Florida and Texas.

2 years ago

Pennsylvania State troopers pull over vehicles along the Pennsylvania Turnpik
Pennsylvania
Policing
Transportation

Pennsylvania troopers stop drivers at similar rates no matter their race or ethnicity, study finds

However, troopers were slightly more likely to engage in “discretionary” searches of Black drivers' vehicles when drivers' criminal histories were considered, the report said.

2 years ago

Mark Dial walking into courthouse
Philadelphia
Policing
Social Justice
6abc

First-degree murder charge dropped against former Philly officer Mark Dial in Eddie Irizarry killing

The decision comes after Dial's lawyers complained that prosecutors had not turned over an expert witness report they commissioned months ago and planned to use at trial.

2 years ago

PnB Rock performing
Criminal Justice
Gun Violence
Philadelphia

Jury finds man guilty of sending 17-year-old son to rob and kill rapper PnB Rock

Both sides at the trial agreed that the teen walked into a Roscoe’s Chicken and Waffles in Los Angeles in 2022 and shot the Philly rapper while robbing him of his jewelry.

2 years ago

President Joe Biden, from left, walking with his sister Valerie Biden Owens and his son Hunter Biden, shows off his Team USA jacket as he walks toward Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Friday, July 26, 2024, en route to Camp David for the weekend. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Crime
Delaware
Law

Hunter Biden set to be sentenced on gun charges in November

Sentencing is set for Nov. 13 in Wilmington, Delaware. The president's son could face up to 25 years in prison, but as a first-time offender he may avoid prison entirely.

2 years ago

Donald Trump claps in front of a crowd
Elections
Law
National
Politics

Judge in Trump’s federal election subversion case rejects defense effort to dismiss the prosecution

The ruling is the first substantive order since the case was returned to her Friday following a July Supreme Court opinion that conferred broad immunity for former presidents.

2 years ago

Police tape and the flashing lights of a police vehicle behind
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Policing
Social Justice

Pa. Supreme Court agrees to review suicide ruling in case of Philly woman with 20 stab wounds

First-grade teacher Ellen Greenberg, 27, was found in her apartment with 20 stab wounds.

2 years ago

Police are seen on the scene of an ATM explosion in Philly
Philadelphia
Policing
Protests

Philadelphia-area man sentenced to 7 1/2 years for his role in blowing up ATMs during 2020 protests

Some of the explosions came in the days and weeks that followed protests across the city sparked by the fatal police shooting of Walter Wallace Jr.

2 years ago

Judge's gavel on wooden table with law books. (bigstockphoto.com)
Crime
Government
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania

Falls Township public works director charged with theft, forgery

A spokesperson from the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office said Lawson was arraigned Wednesday, with bail set at $100,000 unsecured.

2 years ago

Three variations of the AR-15 assault rifle are displayed
Government Accountability
Gun Violence
New Jersey

Federal judge says New Jersey’s ban on AR-15 rifles is unconstitutional

U.S. District Judge Peter Sheridan wrote that he was compelled to rule as he did because of the Supreme Court’s rulings in firearms cases.

2 years ago

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