Courts & Law
Few are held responsible for wrongful convictions. Can a Philadelphia police perjury case stick?
DA Larry Krasner is hoping the pending perjury trial of three retired PPD detectives could provide some rare accountability.
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A federal judge dismisses Disney’s lawsuit against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis
The judge says Disney lacked standing to sue Fla. Gov. Ron DeSantis on First Amendment grounds after DeSantis removed Disney's self-governing status.
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Bucks County’s 911 dispatch system up and running after 9-day outage from cyber attack
County officials say they have determined the ransomware group Akira was involved in the 911 communication center outage.
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Former mayoral candidate Jeff Brown and super PAC sue Philly ethics board
The ethics board went to court to stop the PAC’s activities for Brown just one day before the first televised debate of the mayoral primary.
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Man accused of beheading his father in Levittown home and posting gruesome video online
The YouTube video, more than 14 minutes long, showed Justin Mohn picking up the head and identifying his father by name.
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Philly police officer wounded after bullet ricochets off ballistic vest while serving warrant
The team was serving seven warrants, according to PPD Commissioner Kevin Bethel.
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Elon Musk cannot keep Tesla pay package worth more than $55 billion, Delaware judge rules
The ruling in a Delaware court Tuesday comes five years after a shareholder lawsuit targeted the Tesla and the company's directors.
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Lawyers representing Hart, McLeod and Dube say each player has been charged by police in London, Ontario.
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With the City of Chester facing bankruptcy, the state's top court has given the receiver more power to save it, even if it means bypassing the will of local elected officials.
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Listen 0:55Holtec will pay $5 million to avoid prosecution in N.J. tax credit case
The Florida-based company was at the center of a tax credit controversy in the Garden State.
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Officials release new surveillance video after Philly police fatally shoot man in Fairhill store
The PPD released the full video after questions were raised over witness video shared on social media.
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Listen 0:59Pa. Supreme Court allows challenge to 1982 law prohibiting Medicaid payments for abortions
Local pro-choice activists expressed elation after the decision was announced. Advocates on the other side lamented the decision.
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The video was made by a witness who started recording after officers began struggling with Alexander Spencer, 28, on Friday night.
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Teenager awaiting trial in 2020 homicide who fled outside CHOP officially charged in his escape
It was revealed Sunday that officers found a handcuff key on 17-year-old Shane Pryor when he was captured.
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A Pennsylvania law shields teacher misconduct complaints. A judge ruled that’s unconstitutional
A federal judge has ruled that a Pennsylvania law making it a crime to release information about teacher disciplinary complaints is unconstitutional.
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