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Gun Violence
Philadelphia
Policing

Ex-Philly officer Edsual Mendoza gets at least 8 years in killing of 12-year-old Thomas ‘T.J.’ Sidiero

Mendoza said in court that he felt sorrow and regret just before he was sentenced to 8 to 20 years.

2 years ago

Biden speaking at a podium
Government Accountability
Higher Education
Income Inequality

Federal appeals court blocks remainder of Biden’s student debt relief plan

The court granted a motion for an administrative stay filed by a group of Republican-led states seeking to invalidate Biden's entire student loan forgiveness program.

2 years ago

The back of a Philadelphia police van is seen on a street
Philadelphia
Policing

Ex-Philly detective James Pitts convicted of perjury in coerced murder confession case

James Pitts has been accused of aggressive physical interrogation tactics and coercing false confessions in numerous lawsuits and complaints.

2 years ago

Exterior of the prison
Criminal Justice
Environment
Government Accountability
Incarceration
Pennsylvania
Spotlight PA

Thousands of Pa. prisoners endure summer heat without air conditioning

Multiple state prisons in Pennsylvania lack air conditioning, leaving thousands of incarcerated people at risk during increasingly common high temperatures.

2 years ago

Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., center, speaks to reporters as he leaves federal court in New York, Tuesday, July 16, 2024.
Government Accountability
New Jersey

What happens to N.J. Sen. Bob Menendez’s seat after his conviction?

Menendez’s term ends in January and he’s said he’s running for a fourth term as an independent. The judge set his sentencing date for Oct. 29 — a week before the election.

2 years ago

Sen. Bob Menendez leaves federal court
Crime
Government Accountability
New Jersey

Here are the key takeaways from N.J. Sen. Bob Menendez’s guilty verdict

Menendez has been found guilty of all bribery and corruption charges. Gov. Murphy says resign now or get expelled from the Senate.

2 years ago

Judge's gavel on wooden table with law books. (bigstockphoto.com)
Delaware
Gun Violence
Politics

Appeals court denies stay that would have blocked Delaware assault weapons ban

The Third Circuit affirmed the district court’s rejection of a stay. The legality of Delaware’s assault weapons ban is still being litigated.

2 years ago

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Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., enters federal court in New York, Tuesday, July 16, 2024.
Government Accountability
New Jersey

Sen. Bob Menendez guilty of taking bribes in cash and gold and acting as Egypt’s foreign agent

U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez has been convicted of accepting bribes of cash, gold and a luxury car from three New Jersey businessmen.

2 years ago

Lombardy Elementary
Crime
Delaware

Arrest warrant details ‘horrific’ child sexual abuse allegations against Delaware elementary school therapist

The alleged crime did not involve a student in Brandywine School District, where psychologist John Arnold has provided students with emotional support since 2021.

2 years ago

This image, contained in the indictment against former President Donald Trump, shows boxes of records stored in a bathroom and shower in the Lake Room at Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla. A federal judge is set to hear arguments on whether to dismiss the classified documents prosecution of Donald Trump. His lawyers say the former president was entitled under the Presidential Records Act to keep the sensitive documents with him when he left the White House and headed to Florida.
Crime
Government Accountability

Federal judge dismisses Trump classified documents case over concerns with prosecutor’s appointment

Trump faced dozens of felony counts accusing him of illegally hoarding classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate, and obstructing FBI efforts to get them back.

2 years ago

Bob Menendez leaving the courthouse
Government Accountability
New Jersey

Jury finishes 2nd day of deliberations without a verdict at Sen. Bob Menendez’s bribery trial

Menendez, 70, is accused of engaging in a bribery scheme from 2018 to 2023 to benefit three New Jersey businessman, including by serving as a foreign agent.

2 years ago

Wildwood Police Dept
Crime
Criminal Justice
Gun Violence
New Jersey

Man in custody after Wildwood shooting that left innocent bystander seriously injured

William C Hoyle, who was wanted for a shooting that left an innocent bystander in critical condition in Wildwood, New Jersey, has been taken into custody.

2 years ago

The Pa. State Capitol seen from the distance
Food & Drink
Law
Pennsylvania
Politics

Pennsylvania lawmakers approve sale of canned alcoholic drinks in grocery stores and more retailers

The bill restricts the sale of the drinks to before 11 p.m. Ready-to-drink canned cocktails have boomed in popularity in recent years.

2 years ago

U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., leaves federal court following the day's proceedings in his bribery trial, Thursday, July 11, 2024, in New York.
Government Accountability
New Jersey

Jury ready to start deliberations at Sen. Bob Menendez’s bribery trial

Prosecutors say the Democrat accepted nearly $150,000 in gold bars and hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash from three New Jersey businessmen from 2018 to 2022.

2 years ago

John Dougherty walks to the federal courthouse in Philadelphia, Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2021
Business
Crime
Government Accountability
Philadelphia

Johnny Doc, former Philly labor leader, gets 6 years for bribery and theft

“Dougherty’s crimes have inflicted immeasurable harm upon Local 98 and the City of Philadelphia," federal prosecutors wrote in a sentencing memo.

2 years ago

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