
Courts & Law
Jan. 6 rioter who was sentenced in secret provided information to authorities, court papers say
The documents provide insight into the unusual secrecy regarding Samuel Lazar, who was released from federal custody in September after completing his sentence.
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More cold-case sexual assault charges for ‘Fairmount Park rapist’ accused of 2003 rape and slaying
Police say Diaz has now been charged in three other cold-case assaults, two in Fairmount Park in 2003 and one in Pennypack Park in 2007.
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Michigan Supreme Court will keep Trump on 2024 ballot
Wednesday's ruling follows a decision by a divided Colorado Supreme Court, which said Trump is ineligible to be president after his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack.
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Prosecutors oppose Sen. Bob Menendez’s effort to delay May bribery trial until July
Menendez has pleaded not guilty to a bribery conspiracy charge alleging he and his wife accepted bribes of cash, gold bars and a luxury car from three New Jersey businessmen.
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N.J. has a new diversion program for people with mental illness who commit certain types of crimes
People with mental illness who commit certain crimes in N.J. may be diverted out of the criminal justice system.
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Listen 1:29Victim Stephanie Ledyard begged the court to give her husband probation, but the judge said pictures of her New Year’s Day beating looked like “autopsy photos.”
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Cinnaminson business owner wins court fight to keep her properties
The court ruled the township did not show that her properties posed a risk to the “safety, health, morals, and welfare of the community.”
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Listen 1:15White supremacist sentenced for threatening jury and witnesses at synagogue shooter’s trial
Hardy Carroll Lloyd was sentenced to more than six years in federal prison Wednesday.
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Alleged ‘Fairmount Park rapist’ charged in 2003 rape, murder of medical student Rebecca Park
In 2021, a DNA analysis helped create a series of composite sketches of the man believed responsible for the assaults.
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Rep. Scott Perry told to hand over hundreds of texts and emails to FBI in 2020 election probe
The ruling, late Monday, came more than a year after Perry’s personal cellphone was seized by federal authorities.
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Rite Aid banned from facial recognition tech use for 5 years after faulty theft targeting in stores
Rite Aid said it disagrees with the allegations, though the company is pleased to reach an agreement to resolve the issue
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Police believe a man charged in a series of machete attacks last month is also responsible for a 2003 murder and several sexual assaults near Fairmount Park.
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Listen 1:22Colorado Supreme Court bans Trump from the state’s ballot under Constitution’s insurrection clause
The decision marked the first time in history that Section 3 of the 14th Amendment has been used to disqualify a presidential candidate.
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Suspect believed to be Fairmount Park rapist now in police custody: Sources
Additional details about the suspect's identity have not yet been released.
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Sandra Day O’Connor called a pioneer and ‘iconic jurist’ as she is memorialized by Biden, Roberts
The rancher’s daughter was nominated in 1981 by President Ronald Reagan and came to wield considerable influence on the nine-member court.
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