Courts & Law
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.
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Executions are on the rise in the U.S., even as public support wanes
Twenty-four executions have been carried out in 2023 — five more than last year, the Death Penalty Information Center says.
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Appeals court says Trump isn’t immune from Jan. 6 riot lawsuits
The ruling stems from several lawsuits brought by Capitol Police officers and Democratic members of Congress seeking civil damages from Trump related to the events of Jan. 6.
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Wrongfully convicted Philadelphia man released from prison after 27 years, prosecutors say
Eddie Ramirez, 47, has spent the last 27 years behind bars after he was convicted of killing Joyce Dennis, a laundromat employee who was found brutally beaten to death.
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Prisoner escapes from facility in Philadelphia’s Holmesburg section; search underway
The man being sought has been identified as 34-year-old Gino Hagenkotter.
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Proposed ban on wearing ski masks, balaclavas in public places may soon become law in Philadelphia
Fines would be $250 and up to $2,000 if done during criminal activity.
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Smith acknowledged having helped others flip a vacant Philadelphia police car over outside City Hall on May 31, 2020.
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GOP impeachment effort against Philadelphia prosecutor lands before Democratic-majority court
Krasner was impeached by the state House in November 2022, a year after he was overwhelmingly reelected to a second term, sending the matter to the state Senate for trial.
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“In this charged moment, no one can look at this incident and not suspect that it may have been a hate-motivated crime," said Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger.
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Pennsylvania woman sentenced in DUI crash that killed 2 troopers and a pedestrian
District Attorney Larry Krasner called it “a just resolution of one of the most shocking incidents of vehicular violence in recent memory.”
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Judge says ‘undated’ Pennsylvania ballots should count, setting up a likely appeal
The case is likely to end up before the U.S. Supreme Court.
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5 things to know about Kevin Bethel, Philly’s likely next police commissioner
Big on juvenile justice and school safety, he served three decades with the PPD.
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Data shows fewer than 50 people were released in the last 14 years under the current compassionate release law.
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Bethel is currently head of security for the school district and formerly served as the city's deputy police commissioner.
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Federal appeals court deals a blow to Voting Rights Act, ruling that private plaintiffs can’t sue
It's a decision that voting rights advocates say could further erode protections under the landmark 1965 law.
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