Courts & Law

Carroll was the first witness in a trial to determine damages, if any, that Trump owes her for remarks he made while he was president.

The court is considering whether to scrap nearly 40 years of precedent in a case that could weaken federal agencies' power to regulate everything from the environment to guns.

The charges stem from an extraordinary ordeal marked by violent threats, visits from police and frayed nerves.

The hearing is to continue through Thursday.

The New Jersey Democrat and his wife, Nadine, were each charged in the fall with aiding three New Jersey businessmen in return for cash, gold bars and a luxury car.

This defamation trial is only to set a penalty, if any, for comments Trump made about Carroll while he was president.

Carl Holmes, who spent nearly three decades on the force, was fired in 2019 after he was accused of having sexually assaulted three women at work.

Legal teams from South Africa, the plaintiff, and Israel, the defendant, presented their arguments in two days of hearings before the International Court of Justice.

The incident outside Jacks Bar just off the intersection of Kensington and Allegheny sent nine people to the hospital.

The Philadelphia District Attorney's Office is holding a news conference Friday morning to provide more on the case.

Gov. Josh Shapiro signed legislation last month to give a special prosecutor the option to take over the investigation of any crimes committed within SEPTA in the city.

The case that started Thursday will likely last for years.

Hunter Biden has also been charged in Delaware with lying in October 2018 on a federal form for gun purchasers when he swore he wasn’t using or addicted to illegal drugs.

Trump’s return to the civil trial came days before the Iowa caucuses.

The state legislature approved $7.5 million for indigent defense. Until now, Pennsylvania was one of the few states to not provide state funding for public defenders.