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Courts & Law

Former President Donald Trump is seen during a campaign event in Atkinson, N.H., on Tuesday.
(AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
NPR
Elections
Government Accountability
National
Politics

Maine court puts decision barring Trump from the state’s primary ballot on hold

The issue further thrusts the Supreme Court justices into contentious election debates, as they may decide Trump's claim of presidential immunity from criminal charges.

3 years ago

The gate outside the New Jersey Training School
Incarceration
New Jersey

A New Jersey youth detention center had ‘culture of abuse,’ new lawsuit says

The lawsuit alleges virtually unchecked sexual abuse of the boys housed at the New Jersey Training School in Monroe Township.

3 years ago

In this courtroom sketch, Donald Trump sits with arms folded beside his attorney, Alina Habba in Federal Court, in New York, Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024. Trump was threatened with expulsion from his Manhattan civil trial Wednesday after he repeatedly ignored a warning to keep quiet while writer E. Jean Carroll testified that he shattered her reputation after she accused him of sexual abuse
Government
Law
National
Politics

Judge threatens to boot Donald Trump from courtroom over loud talking as E. Jean Carroll testifies

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.

3 years ago

Washington, D.C. significant buildings on Oct. 4, 2023
NPR
Business
Law
New Jersey

Case brought to Supreme Court by Cape May herring fishermen may gut federal rulemaking power

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.

3 years ago

Asantewaa Nkrumah-Ture stands inside a dining room
PlanPhilly
Criminal Justice
Housing
Philadelphia

Landlord’s brother charged in connection to illegal eviction attempt in West Philly

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

3 years ago

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A photo displayed on a video monitor in Union,N.J., Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024 shows a burning cargo ship in Newark N.J. on July 5, 2023.
New Jersey
Public Safety
Transportation

Hose kink in smoky darkness disoriented firefighter in ship blaze that killed 2 colleagues

The hearing is to continue through Thursday.

3 years ago

Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., departs the Senate floor in the Capitol, Sept. 28, 2023, in Washington
Criminal Justice
Government Accountability
New Jersey
Politics

Sen. Bob Menendez and wife seek separate trials on bribery charges

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.

3 years ago

In this courtroom sketch, prospective jurors file into the courtroom as Donald Trump (third left) stands surrounded by his defense team. Alina Habba (fourth left) Trump's lead defense attorney, stands beside him. E. Jean Carroll (background second from right) stands with her attorney Roberta Kaplan, Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024, in New York.
Elections
National
Politics

Jury picked to decide how much Donald Trump owes in defamation trial

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

3 years ago

A close-up of a police car.
Law
Philadelphia
Policing

Former high-ranking Philadelphia police commander to be reinstated after arbitrator’s ruling

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.

3 years ago

Judges and parties stand up during a hearing at the International Court of Justice in The Hague
NPR
International

3 things to know about the genocide case against Israel in The Hague

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.

3 years ago

An aerial view of police presence at the site of a shooting
Crime
Gun Violence
Philadelphia
Policing

2 arrested in 2022 mass shooting in Kensington

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

3 years ago

An aerial view of police presence at the site of a shooting
Gun Violence
Philadelphia
Policing
6abc

Suspect arrested in 2022 mass shooting that injured 9 people in Philadelphia

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

3 years ago

Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner announced he's suing to block a new state law creating a special prosecutor for crimes on SEPTA, at a press conference on Jan. 11, 2014.
Criminal Justice
Government
Law
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Philly DA Krasner sues over legislation that strips some of his authority

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.

3 years ago

South Africa's Minister of Justice and Correctional Services Ronald Lamola (center) and Palestinian assistant Minister of Multilateral Affairs Ammar Hijazi (right) address the media outside the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Netherlands, Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024.
International
Law
Military

South Africa says Israel’s campaign in Gaza amounts to genocide. What can the UN do about it?

The case that started Thursday will likely last for years.

3 years ago

Hunter Biden, President Joe Biden's son (center) accompanied by his attorney Abbe Lowell (right) sit in the front row at a House Oversight Committee hearing as Republicans are taking the first step toward holding him in contempt of Congress, Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024, on Capitol Hill in Washington.
Criminal Justice
Delaware

Hunter Biden pleads not guilty to federal tax charges after an earlier deal imploded

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.

3 years ago

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