Courts & Law
The lawsuit claims city cops bend the rules to search for evidence, especially with probationers, but Mayor Purzycki calls the allegations “offensive.”
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Listen 1:43Philly prison break review finds major security problems led to May escape
District Attorney Larry Krasner presented part of his extensive review into what led to the escape. He would not make it totally public due to security issues.
2 years ago
Pa. court rules climate program is an illegal tax, says state cannot join RGGI
Commonwealth Court said the Department of Environmental Protection did not have the constitutional authority to collect revenue from the program.
2 years ago
Donald Trump Jr. takes the witness stand in New York civil fraud trial
His testimony is expected to be followed by his younger brother Eric, another vice president of the family's landmark business.
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When someone is shot on a Philadelphia street, residents often handle the crime scene. City leaders are piloting a new protocol to help.
2 years ago
Listen 4:43Can public officials block you on social media? It’s up to the Supreme Court
The cases — from Michigan and California — echo issues raised in a now-defunct suit against then-President Donald Trump for blocking his critics on Twitter.
2 years ago
Philadelphia Bail Fund ceases operations indefinitely
Anyone arrested in the next several years will have to find bail from some other source besides the Philadelphia Bail Fund.
2 years ago
Court arguments begin on blocking Trump from the presidential ballot under the ‘insurrection’ clause
The Colorado hearing is the first of two states' lawsuits that could end up reaching the U.S. Supreme Court.
2 years ago
Ex-union leader John Dougherty’s embezzlement trial starts this week. He could get jail time.
There’s also a pending federal extortion charge against the formerly powerful IBEW leader.
2 years ago
Delaware filed lawsuit against 3M for alleged role in PFAS contamination
The lawsuit seeks monetary damages to restore natural resources and for public health services.
2 years ago
Man charged with murder in deadly shooting of Philadelphia journalist Josh Kruger
Robert Edmond Davis, 19, was arrested on Wednesday in connection with the killing.
2 years ago
Siding with Trump, the ACLU says a judge’s gag order in Jan. 6 case is too sweeping
The ACLU says a judge's gag order against former President Trump restricts too much of his speech on matters of public importance.
2 years ago
Trump is fined $10,000 over a comment he made outside court in his New York civil fraud trial
The fine was issued Wednesday after Trump complained outside court about what he called “a person who’s very partisan sitting alongside” the judge in the case, Arthur Engoron.
2 years ago
Former Doylestown Hospital director charged with stealing $600,000 from charity account
The investigation began in January 2022 when the hospital's Board of Directors reported receiving insufficient funds charges on an account they were unaware was open.
2 years ago
Murder charges reinstated against former Philly cop Mark Dial in death of Eddie Irizarry
The decision comes after all charges against Dial were dropped by a Municipal Court judge last month.
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