
Courts & Law
The suspect eluded authorities for more than a year after the shooting but was arrested in October in Germantown after officials said he jumped from a fourth-story window.
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Pennsylvania can’t stop young adults from openly carrying guns during emergencies, U.S. court rules
The 3rd U.S. Circuit judges, in a 2-1 decision found that 18- to 20-year-olds enjoy the same Second Amendment rights as other citizens, just as they do the right to vote.
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Union, kin of firefighters killed in cargo ship blaze call for new Newark fire department leadership
Families of two New Jersey firefighters killed in a cargo ship fire and a powerful firefighters' union want the top leadership of the Newark Fire Department to be replaced.
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Maine court puts decision barring Trump from the state’s primary ballot on hold
The issue further thrusts the Supreme Court justices into contentious election debates, as they may decide Trump's claim of presidential immunity from criminal charges.
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A New Jersey youth detention center had ‘culture of abuse,’ new lawsuit says
The lawsuit alleges virtually unchecked sexual abuse of the boys housed at the New Jersey Training School in Monroe Township.
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Judge threatens to boot Donald Trump from courtroom over loud talking as E. Jean Carroll testifies
Carroll was the first witness in a trial to determine damages, if any, that Trump owes her for remarks he made while he was president.
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Case brought to Supreme Court by Cape May herring fishermen may gut federal rulemaking power
The court is considering whether to scrap nearly 40 years of precedent in a case that could weaken federal agencies' power to regulate everything from the environment to guns.
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Landlord’s brother charged in connection to illegal eviction attempt in West Philly
The charges stem from an extraordinary ordeal marked by violent threats, visits from police and frayed nerves.
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Listen 1:00Hose kink in smoky darkness disoriented firefighter in ship blaze that killed 2 colleagues
The hearing is to continue through Thursday.
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Sen. Bob Menendez and wife seek separate trials on bribery charges
The New Jersey Democrat and his wife, Nadine, were each charged in the fall with aiding three New Jersey businessmen in return for cash, gold bars and a luxury car.
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Jury picked to decide how much Donald Trump owes in defamation trial
This defamation trial is only to set a penalty, if any, for comments Trump made about Carroll while he was president.
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Former high-ranking Philadelphia police commander to be reinstated after arbitrator’s ruling
Carl Holmes, who spent nearly three decades on the force, was fired in 2019 after he was accused of having sexually assaulted three women at work.
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3 things to know about the genocide case against Israel in The Hague
Legal teams from South Africa, the plaintiff, and Israel, the defendant, presented their arguments in two days of hearings before the International Court of Justice.
1 year ago
2 arrested in 2022 mass shooting in Kensington
The incident outside Jacks Bar just off the intersection of Kensington and Allegheny sent nine people to the hospital.
1 year ago
Suspect arrested in 2022 mass shooting that injured 9 people in Philadelphia
The Philadelphia District Attorney's Office is holding a news conference Friday morning to provide more on the case.
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