Courts & Law
A Rochester couple denied allegations of racism. Then came a confession
Mary Znidarsic-Nicosia and Nicholas Nicosia defended themselves against "false claims of racism." Then, she confessed she runs a "blatantly racist" Twitter account.
2 years ago
Pa. man who attacked police on Jan. 6 gets 46-month sentence
Richardson’s sentence is one of the longest yet among those who have been prosecuted for storming the Capitol on Jan. 6.
2 years ago
Man dead, 2 injured in Toms River shopping center shooting
Police found three individuals suffering from gunshot wounds near Anchorage Square Plaza.
2 years ago
Justice Dept. releases redacted Mar-a-Lago search affidavit
The document, even in its redacted form, contains new details about an ongoing criminal investigation that has brought fresh legal peril for Trump.
2 years ago
Judge orders unsealing of redacted affidavit in Trump search
The judge said the department must file its redacted version by noon Friday.
2 years ago
2 plead guilty in scheme to sell Biden’s daughter’s diary
Project Veritas has not been charged with any crime. The group says its activities were newsgathering and were ethical and legal.
2 years ago
Your license plate frame is enough for police in Pa. to pull you over, court rules
The judges found the state’s vehicle code prohibits any part of the plate from being covered, including the visitpa.com website of the state’s tourism office.
2 years ago
DOJ releases a Mueller-era memo to Barr on the decision to not prosecute Trump
The department has released a 2019 memo laying out the case for not prosecuting former President Trump for obstruction of justice in connection with the Russia investigation.
2 years ago
2 months after the Dobbs ruling, new abortion bans are taking hold
A cascade of new abortion restrictions known as "trigger bans" are taking effect in the aftermath of the Supreme Court decision overturning the right to the medical procedure.
2 years ago
Officers won’t face any charges in Rayshard Brooks shooting
A specially appointed prosecutor said he believes Officer Garrett Rolfe, who shot and killed Brooks, acted appropriately.
2 years ago
Former Louisville cop pleads guilty in Breonna Taylor case
A former Louisville police detective who helped write the warrant that led to the deadly police raid at Breonna Taylor's apartment has pleaded guilty to a federal conspiracy.
2 years ago
3 Arkansas police officers suspended after video captures beating
The video shows one officer punching the suspect with a clenched fist, while another can be seen hitting the man with his knee.
2 years ago
For more than a year, the Department of Health has fought to block Spotlight PA’s request for information about the state’s medical marijuana program.
2 years ago
Delaware man found guilty of conspiring to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer
A jury on Tuesday convicted two men of conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020, in a plot prosecutors described as a rallying cry for a U.S. civil war.
2 years ago
Trump asks for a ‘special master’ to review Mar-a-Lago evidence
The legal action is the first from Trump's attorneys since FBI agents executed a search warrant at Mar-a-Lago two weeks ago.
2 years ago