Law
Thinx settled a lawsuit over chemicals in its period underwear. Here’s what to know
The lawsuit says Thinx underwear, long marketed as safe and sustainable, contains harmful chemical substances known as PFAS.
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Event to mark Todd’s rise as first female Pa. chief justice
Pennsylvania state Supreme Court Justice Debra Todd is about to be formally installed as the state's chief justice. She is the first woman to hold that office.
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Chester County Intermediate Unit settles case alleging abuse at Glen Mills Schools
The agreement establishes two separate funds — one for students’ ongoing education needs and another for damages.
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Opinion | A robe in ruins: Why Judge Genece Brinkley is unfit to serve
A city that prioritizes justice cannot tolerate a judge who jails people illegally and vindictively, writes Nikki Grant of Amistad Movement Power.
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Here’s what’s at stake in Elon Musk’s Tesla tweet trial
In 2018, Musk tweeted he had secured enough funding to take Tesla private, but a deal never materialized.
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Garland appoints special counsel to investigate Biden docs
Attorney General Merrick Garland has appointed a special counsel to investigate the presence of documents with classified markings found at President Biden’s home and office.
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Pa. state Senate delays Philly DA’s impeachment trial amid court case
Pennsylvania’s state Senate is postponing a trial seeking to remove Philadelphia’s progressive district attorney.
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Philadelphia landlord settles a pair of housing discrimination lawsuits
The agreement comes roughly a month after Pro-Managed LLC was sued in federal court.
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N.J. Gov. Murphy bars TikTok, other platforms from state devices
Monday's decision applies to state agencies under the executive branch and comes as a third of U.S. states have moved to prohibit the platform on government devices.
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Judge temporarily blocks parts of N.J.’s controversial new concealed carry law
The injunction follows a lawsuit from gun rights groups challenging the constitutionality of a rule that makes it illegal to carry a handgun in several “sensitive places.”
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D.O.J. reviewing potentially classified docs at Biden center
The Justice Department is reviewing a batch of potentially classified documents found in the Washington office space of President Joe Biden’s former institute.
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New Jersey woman gets 3 years in bogus good Samaritan online fundraiser
A New Jersey woman who pleaded guilty to helping her boyfriend spread a story that garnered more than $400,000 in online donations has been sentenced to three years in prison.
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Still awaiting ruling, Pennsylvania’s school funding lawsuit stretches into 2023
The lawsuit, which the parties first filed in 2014, argues that the state’s funding of K-12 education is inadequate to the point that it violates the state’s constitution.
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Listen 1:17Hershey’s faces a lawsuit over heavy metals in its dark chocolate bars
The lawsuit comes after Consumer Reports sounded the alarm about dangerous heavy metals in dark chocolate bars from manufactures like Lindt, Ghirardelli and Hershey's.
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Court weighs halting Philadelphia prosecutor’s impeachment
A Pennsylvania court is weighing whether to step in and stop the Legislature's impeachment proceedings against Philadelphia's top elected prosecutor.
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