Courts & Law
Levittown man charged with beheading father carried photos of federal buildings, bomb plans, DA says
The Bucks County District Attorney on Thursday charged Justin Mohn with a dozen new charges in the death last month of his father, Michael Mohn.
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In fiery testimony, Fani Willis hits back at misconduct claims that threaten future of Trump case
A visibly upset Willis agreed to testify after a previous witness said her relationship with special prosecutor Nathan Wade began earlier than they had claimed.
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Trump’s New York hush-money case will start March 25. It’s the first of his criminal trials
That case has been effectively on hold pending the outcome of an appeal from Trump.
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Defense attorney Fortunato Perri Jr. said a medical examination found that the protester was never struck directly on the head with the baton.
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DOJ settlement will bring new protections for people with opioid use disorder in Pa. courts
Under the settlement, officials overseeing Pa.’s court system will encourage all county courts to adopt an anti-discrimination policy for opioid use disorder medications.
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Kathy McGuiness received a “fair trial,” the court ruled. She stands convicted of conflict of interest, and prosecutors are mulling whether to retry her for misconduct.
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Listen 1:37Philly’s new police commissioner says he wants to get more officers on city streets
Bethel said in addition to gun violence, the city faces many quality-of-life issues, like retail theft and illegal ATVs on city streets.
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45-year-old man arrested in Jackie Robinson statue theft was not motivated by race, police say
Police say they're confident the crime was unrelated to race but that the motive appeared to be financial.
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Trump appeals immunity ruling to the Supreme Court
Last week, three judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit rejected Trump's bid for blanket immunity over acts he allegedly committed while in the White House.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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