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Addiction
Behavioral Health
Philadelphia
Public Health

Federal judge dismisses Philadelphia Safehouse case, which sought a legal pathway for supervised injection sites

Safehouse leaders say they are reviewing their options and next steps, which could include filing an appeal. The lawsuit was first filed in 2019.

2 years ago

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Government Accountability
Homelessness
Philadelphia
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A Supreme Court case could have major implications for homelessness in Philly region

Some legal scholars believe the Supreme Court’s decision could have far-reaching consequences beyond the issue of homelessness.

2 years ago

Elmer Daniels
Delaware
Incarceration
Law

Delaware judge tosses lawsuit filed by man who served nearly 40 years for rape he may not have committed

The judge on Monday found that Elmer Daniels failed to prove his argument that Delaware police had concocted evidence against him and withheld exculpatory evidence.

2 years ago

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Law
National
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Trump posts bond in civil fraud case; has gag order expanded in hush-money trial

The news comes a week after a New York appeals court reduced the amount Trump had to post as bond from nearly half a billion to $175 million — and gave him 10 days to post it.

2 years ago

Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small Sr. (left) with his attorney, Ed Jacobs, addressing reporters during a press conference on April 1, 2024.
Government Accountability
New Jersey

Atlantic City mayor says home search tied to ‘family matter’

Mayor Marty Small says he and his wife were aware of an investigation by the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office for at least three months, according to his attorney.

2 years ago

The elevated train tracks and the city skyline.
Philadelphia
Public Safety
Transportation
6abc

Man in custody after fatal stabbing on SEPTA’s Somerset Station platform in Kensington

The victim and the suspect have yet to be identified.

2 years ago

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Criminal Justice
Incarceration
New Jersey
Sports

New Jersey youth wrestling coach sentenced to more than 7 years in child sex abuse images case

In addition to the prison term, U.S. District Judge Zahid Quraishi sentenced Alec Donovan to 30 years of supervised release, prosecutors said.

2 years ago

The Delaware County Court of Common Pleas
Incarceration
Pennsylvania

3 Chester men have convictions overturned after decades behind bars in Henrietta Nickens’ 1997 killing

The three defendants were convicted even though DNA testing at the time showed that evidence found in the victim’s body did not match any of them, attorneys said.

2 years ago

Timere Jones, right, carries a life-sized picture of his brother, Jameek Lowery
Black Lives Matter
Mental Health
New Jersey
Policing
Social Justice

A New Jersey man didn’t trust police but sought their help anyway. Two days later, he was dead

Paterson police repeatedly punched Jameek Lowery before putting him into an ambulance. He arrived unconscious at the hospital handcuffed to a gurney and died two days later.

2 years ago

File photo: Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich stands in a glass cage in a courtroom at the Moscow City Court, in Moscow, Russia, on Dec. 14, 2023. A lawyer for The Wall Street Journal said Thursday, March 21, 2024, that Russia must face consequences for its detention of Gershkovich, one of the newspaper's reporters. Gershkovich was arrested on March 29, 2023, on espionage charges, which he and the newspaper deny.
NPR
Criminal Justice
Government
International

U.S. reporter Evan Gershkovich has now spent a whole year jailed in Russia

It's been a year since Russia detained Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich on spying allegations.

2 years ago

Atlantic City, N.J. Mayor Marty Small holds a news conference on his city's Boardwalk
Government
Government Accountability
New Jersey

Law enforcement officials search Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small Sr.’s home

A lawyer for the mayor said he would be able to comment after reading the warrant.

2 years ago

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Gun Violence
Philadelphia
Policing
Public Safety
6abc

Teen arrested for murder at SEPTA station has been cleared of wrongdoing, Philadelphia DA says

SEPTA surveillance video showed that he was not involved in the murder.

2 years ago

Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried arrives for a bail hearing at Manhattan Federal Court in New York City on Aug. 11, 2023. Bankman-Fried was sentenced on Thursday to 25 years in prison after being found guilty of fraud last year.
NPR
Criminal Justice
Technology

Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years in prison for his FTX crimes

The sentence marks a stunning fall for the 32-year-old former crypto executive who was once seen as the future of finance.

2 years ago

The TikTok Inc. building is seen in Culver City, Calif., on March 17, 2023.
International
Kids
Technology

TikTok is under investigation by the FTC over data practices and could face a lawsuit

The agency is also scrutinizing the company over potential violations of a children's privacy law.

2 years ago

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Government
Medicine
National
Pennsylvania
Sex & Relationships

‘Safe and effective’: Pa. pols, doctors and activists react to SCOTUS hearing on abortion pill

A group of doctors challenged the FDA’s authority to approve mifepristone, an abortion drug. The case went to the Supreme Court, which heard oral arguments Tuesday.

2 years ago

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