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Alexandra Jones
Alexandra Jones is a Philadelphia reporter for Courthouse News. She covers PA federal court, PA Superior/Supreme court, SCOTUS, Third Circuit, and other law/politics news.
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Man pleads guilty to attempted murder in attack on Pennsylvania governor
Cody Balmer will serve 25 to 50 years in prison for firebombing Governor Josh Shapiro's residence in April.
Ex-felon argues at Third Circuit that nonviolent drug conviction shouldn't affect right-to-carry
The feds say that drug dealing counts as a violent crime that would prevent a Pennsylvania man from owning a gun.
Third Circuit rejects sex abuse victims appeal of Boy Scouts bankruptcy deal
Lamenting that no amount of money could ever outweigh “the abuse claimants have suffered,” the court shot down the appeal of a small fraction of sexual abuse victims who appealed the plan’s terms.
Walmart fights investor suit over opioid violations in Third Circuit
The retailer told an appeals court that it didn’t illegally conceal a federal investigation into its shady opioid distribution practices from shareholders.
Dow faces uphill battle to keep New Jersey water pollution case in federal court
A Third Circuit panel seemed to favor a state court forum for a case where New Jersey accused a chemical manufacturer of polluting its waterways.
Man charged with attempted murder, arson in blaze at Pennsylvania governor’s mansion
A Pennsylvania man turned himself in and said he set the fires, according to police; Governor Josh Shapiro and his family had celebrated Passover earlier that evening.
Insulin maker Novo Nordisk challenges Medicare drug price negotiations
Novo Nordisk joined the many pharmaceutical companies pushing back on government-negotiated drug pricing in the United States.
NFL families demand justice without exhumations for CTE diagnoses
Families of deceased NFL players pushed an appeals court to reverse a federal court's decision that they must dig up and diagnose the players with CTE to qualify for the NFL's concussion settlement.