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Courts & Law

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Environment
Law
Philadelphia

Climate scientist Michael Mann wins defamation case against conservative writers

Mann, a Penn professor, had sued Rand Simberg, a policy analyst, and Mark Steyn, a right-wing author, for online posts published over a decade ago.

2 years ago

Donald Trump close-up
Elections
National
Politics

Takeaways from the Supreme Court arguments over whether Trump is ineligible to be president again

The justices' questions challenged the notion that a state court can order a presidential contender off the ballot for violating Section 3 of the 14th Amendment.

2 years ago

File photo: U.S. Attorney Robert Hur arrives at U.S. District Court in Baltimore on Nov. 21, 2019. (AP Photo/Steve Ruark, File)
Criminal Justice
Government Accountability
National

Special counsel: Biden ‘willfully’ disclosed classified materials, but no criminal charges warranted

The report represents a harshly critical assessment of Biden’s handling of sensitive government materials, but also details the reasons why he should not be charged.

2 years ago

Macys
Business
Crime
Philadelphia
Policing

DA’s office launches first-ever task force focused on retail theft

Larry Krasner’s critics, including some on City Council, have questioned the DA’s consistency in prosecuting retail crimes.

2 years ago

Police at the scene of the fire and shooting
Crime
Pennsylvania
Policing
Public Safety

6 members of Lansdowne family feared dead in house fire and shooting, prosecutor says

Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer cautioned that the probe is in its early stages.

2 years ago

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

Philadelphia lawyer accused of falsely claiming to represent family of boy killed by police

The misconduct allegations against J. Conor Corcoran, a civil litigation lawyer, were detailed in a petition filed by the state’s Office of Disciplinary Counsel in December.

2 years ago

Trump speaks at a podium lined with U.S. flags on Jan. 6.
Elections
Politics

Trump’s presidential bid hangs in the balance in Supreme Court case. Here’s what to know

Many legal observers expect the court will reverse the Colorado ruling rather than remove the leading contender for the Republican presidential nomination from the ballot.

2 years ago

Protesters holding a banner in front of the Supreme COurt that says 'Remove Trump'
Elections
Government Accountability
National

The Supreme Court seems poised to reject efforts to kick Trump off the ballot over the Capitol riot

A decision upholding the Colorado decision would amount to a declaration from the Supreme Court that Trump did engage in insurrection and is barred from holding office.

2 years ago

Boxes of KN95 masks
Health Care
Public Health

Not wearing a mask during COVID-19 health emergency isn’t a free speech right in N.J., appeals court says

The court refuted claims that N.J. residents' refusal to wear face masks at school board meetings during the COVID constituted protected speech under the First Amendment.

2 years ago

A scale is seen as a symbol of law and justice
Criminal Justice
Incarceration
Philadelphia
Social Justice

Philly man freed after nearly 40 years in prison after murder conviction in 1984 fire is reversed

Harold Staten, 71, was convicted in 1986 of setting an early morning fire that killed a man in a north Philadelphia row house in October 1984.

2 years ago

James O'Keefe, president of Project Veritas Action, waits to be introduced during a news conference, Sept. 1, 2015, in Washington. Criminal prosecutors may soon get to see over 900 documents pertaining to the alleged theft of a diary belonging to President Joe Biden’s daughter after a judge on Dec. 21, 2023, rejected a First Amendment claim by the conservative group Project Veritas. Attorney Jeffrey Lichtman said on behalf of Project Veritas on Monday, Dec. 25, that an appeal is being considered of the ruling.
Elections
Pennsylvania

Project Veritas admits there was no evidence of election fraud at Erie, Pa. post office in 2020

The statements from Project Veritas and founder James O’Keefe came as a lawsuit filed against them by a Pennsylvania postmaster was settled.

2 years ago

Jennifer Crumbley arrives in court, Monday, Feb. 5, 2024 in Pontiac, Mich. The jury received instructions from a judge and begin deliberations in an unusual trial against a school shooter's mother. The deliberations which began Monday could send Crumbley to prison if she is convicted of contributing to the deaths of four students in 2021. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, Pool)
Criminal Justice
Gun Violence
Kids
National

Jury finds Michigan school shooter’s mother Jennifer Crumbley guilty of manslaughter

Prosecutors say Jennifer Crumbley was grossly negligent when she failed to tell Oxford High School that the family had guns.

2 years ago

File photo: Dartmouth's Robert McRae III (23) takes a pass from Jackson Munro (33) as Duke's Jaylen Blakes (2) defends during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Durham, N.C., Nov. 6, 2023.
Employment
Higher Education
National
Sports

U.S. labor official says Dartmouth basketball players are school employees, sets stage for union vote

Unionizing would allow the players to negotiate not only over salary but working conditions, including practice hours and travel.

2 years ago

Former President Trump Rallies Supporters In Wyoming
NPR
Elections
Government Accountability
National

Federal appeals court rules Trump doesn’t have broad immunity from prosecution

Trump almost certainly will appeal the ruling either to the full D.C. Circuit or to the Supreme Court.

2 years ago

The exterior of the Pennsylvania Judicial Center, home to the Commonwealth Court in Harrisburg, Pa., is pictured on Nov. 6, 2020
Pennsylvania
Technology

Pennsylvania statewide court agency’s website hit by disabling cyberattack, officials say

The courts agency, the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts, did not immediately identify the attackers or a motive.

2 years ago

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