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Delaware

Delaware Supreme Court says out-of-state convictions don’t bar expungement of in-state offenses

The case involves a 2019 law that expanded eligibility for expungement of criminal records.

2 years ago

Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google and Alphabet, takes part in a discussion at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit Nov. 16, 2023, in San Francisco.
Law
Technology

Epic Games wins antitrust lawsuit against Google over barriers to its Android app store

The unanimous verdictcame after just three hours of deliberation following a four-week trial revolving around a lucrative payment system within Google’s Play store.

2 years ago

The U.S. Supreme Court is seen on September 02, 2021 in Washington, DC.
NPR
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High Court, in declining to weigh conversion therapy ban, allows law to stand

The court's decision not to hear the case Monday included no reasons, as is standard when it denies a case.

2 years ago

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Crime
Elections
Government Accountability

Special counsel Jack Smith asks Supreme Court to rule quickly on whether Trump can be prosecuted

A federal judge ruled the case could go forward, but the Republican former president signaled he would ask the federal appeals court in Washington to reverse that outcome.

2 years ago

outside Philadelphia Juvenile Justice Services Cente
Criminal Justice
Gun Violence
Philadelphia

Philly youth are rallying against the court system. Could repairing it turn the tide on gun violence?

A group of Philly teens is fighting for juvenile justice reform. Their demands reveal cracks in a system they say is allowing gun violence to thrive.

2 years ago

A Mount Laurel police officer sits in his car on Gramercy Way, opposite the home of Edward Cagney Mathews
Criminal Justice
New Jersey
Public Safety
Race & Ethnicity
6abc

New Jersey man formally sentenced to 8 years in prison after racist rant went viral

Edward Mathews sparked outrage in his Mount Laurel community.

2 years ago

John
Law
Philadelphia

Former Philly labor leader Johnny Doc found guilty of 70 counts of fraud and embezzlement

After a trial that lasted six weeks, a jury convicted Dougherty of most charges related to funds he stole from the union he once led.

2 years ago

Scott Perry
Elections
Government Accountability

A court filing gives a rare look inside the FBI seizure of Pa. Rep. Scott Perry’s phone in 2020 election probe

Snippets and short summaries of texts and emails sent by Perry, a top Trump ally, have emerged publicly for the first time as part of a court filing that was unsealed.

2 years ago

Trump speaks at a podium lined with U.S. flags on Jan. 6.
NPR
Criminal Justice
Government Accountability
Law
National

Prosecutors cite Trump’s history of false election claims as evidence of motive

In a new court filing, prosecutors said Trump had a record of refusing to honor the peaceful transition of power.

2 years ago

Police tape is seen inside of a the Macy's retail location after reports of an alleged stabbing at the department store
Crime
Philadelphia

Suspect charged with murder in fatal stabbing at Center City Macy’s; victim identified

The guard who was killed has been identified as 27-year-old Eric Harrison.

2 years ago

ICE officials
Criminal Justice
Immigration
Politics
Social Justice

Philly immigrant groups accuse federal officials of preying on people passing through courthouse

The group says immigration officials are lurking inside and outside the courts to catch undocumented immigrants and hold them.

2 years ago

Signs in the shape of grave headstones, with information on people who died from using OxyContin, line a security fence outside the Supreme Court Monday, Dec. 4, 2023, in Washington.The Supreme Court is wrestling with a nationwide settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma that would shield members of the Sackler family who own the company from civil lawsuits over the toll of opioids. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
Business
Health Care
Law
Medicine

The Supreme Court wrestles with OxyContin maker’s bankruptcy deal, with billions of dollars at stake

The justices on Monday seemed by turns reluctant to break up an exhaustively negotiated agreement, but also leery of somehow rewarding the Sacklers.

2 years ago

Police tape is seen inside of a the Macy's retail location after reports of an alleged stabbing at the department store
Crime
Philadelphia
6abc

Fatal stabbing at Center City Macy’s alarms many

The stabbing happened just before 11 a.m. Monday at 13th and Market streets, one block from City Hall.

2 years ago

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Criminal Justice
Incarceration
Philadelphia
Policing
6abc

U.S. Marshals join search for escaped Philadelphia prisoner Gino Hagenkotter

The U.S. Marshals have joined the effort now that it's been more than a day since Gino Hagenkotter was last in custody.

2 years ago

In a still frame from video law enforcement officers investigate the scene of a shooting late last month in Burlington, Vt.
NPR
National
Policing
Public Safety
Race & Ethnicity

For years, the FBI quietly stopped tracking anti-Arab violence and hate crimes

When the FBI developed its program to collect hate crime data, it included a category for anti-Arab incidents. But this code was dropped, masking the scale of the problem.

2 years ago

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