Congressman’s Ex-Aide Snared on Campaign-Finance Counts
In a campaign-finance scandal that threatened to bring down a U.S. congressman, the only defendant who rolled the dice on a trial was convicted late Monday of nine counts.
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Philly Police Union Decries Do-Not-Call Witness List
Accusing Philadelphia’s new subversive district attorney of compiling a secret list of cops he judges problematic, union officials demanded court intervention Wednesday to prevent reputational harm.
Read moreLawyer for Meek Mill Judge Lobs Federal Wiretap Suit
The makers of a docu-series about Meek Mill’s experience with Philadelphia justice officials were hit with a federal complaint Wednesday from a lawyer who says his off-the-record remarks were secretly recorded.
Read moreSlash of Federal Grants to Sanctuary Cities Fought at 3rd Circuit
Defending the city’s sanctuary status, an attorney for Philadelphia urged the Third Circuit on Wednesday to affirm that its position should not come at the cost of federal funding.
Read morePanel Hears Catholic Fight With Philly Over Foster Care
A Philadelphia-based Catholic agency fought Tuesday afternoon at the Third Circuit for the right to deny same-sex couples a foster child based on its beliefs about marriage.
Read morePhiladelphia Bar Group to Auction Off Antique Portraits
Founding member of the Law Library Company of the City of Philadelphia; Director, 1805-1819 and 1821-1827
Read moreTransit Authority’s Politics Ban Puts General Counsel in Hot Seat
Defending a no-politics policy that took effect after an openly anti-Muslim group beat it in court, a lawyer for the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority testified Monday that the agency was justified in blocking advertising about racial disparities in mortgage lending.
Read morePreacher in ‘Basement of Horrors’ Case Gets 27 Years
A self-proclaimed Texas street preacher was sentenced to 27 years in federal prison Thursday after helping a woman kidnap, torture and enslave mentally disabled adults, all while stealing more than $200,000 of the captives’ government benefits.
Read moreGoFundMe Steps Up to Plate in Homeless Samaritan Case
Ahead of a hearing to suss out the fate of $400,000 that a New Jersey couple raised for a homeless man, the crowdfunding website GoFundMe vowed Thursday to make sure Johnny Bobbitt gets what he was promised.
Read morePhiladelphia Police Ink $100K Deal for Deaf
Stepping up its efforts to communicate with the deaf, be they criminal suspects or victims, the Philadelphia Police Department signed a settlement Thursday that includes nearly $100,000 in relief.
Read moreCourt Sides With Philadelphia in Foster Child Dispute
City Council is justified in its decision to cut ties with a Catholic charity that refuses to place foster children with same-sex couples, a federal judge ruled Friday.
Read moreLiterary Liberty Bell Rings for Philly in Sanctuary City Ruling
In an epic defeat for Attorney General Jeff Sessions, a federal judge invoked the greatest refugee story ever told Wednesday to side with Philadelphia on its sanctuary-city law.
Read moreEagles Fan Accused of Punching Police Horse Sues Team, Cops
A Philadelphia Eagles fan accused of punching a police horse and a mounted officer before the Eagles’ NFC championship victory is suing the team and police, claiming he didn’t strike the horse and he was beaten for no reason.
Read moreJudge Considering Fraud Investigator in NFL Concussion Case
A federal judge in Philadelphia heard arguments Wednesday in the NFL’s request for a special investigator to look into what the league says are fraudulent claims in a $1 billion concussion settlement.
Read moreJudge Denies Meek Mill Request for New Trial, Judge Removal
A judge in Philadelphia has denied Meek Mill’s request for a new trial and the removal of another judge from the rapper’s case.
Read moreUS and Philadelphia Reject ‘Sanctuary City’ Compromise
Philadelphia officials and the Justice Department are rejecting a federal judge’s idea for settling their dispute over how the city deals with immigrants in the country illegally.
Read moreCatholic Church Sues Philadelphia to Keep Foster Kids
Catholic Social Services has sued Philadelphia in federal court, claiming the City Council unconstitutionally stopped placing children in its foster homes because of the church’s opposition to gay marriage, “prioritiz(ing) political grandstanding over the needs of children.”
Read moreGuilty Plea Entered in Pennsylvania Mass Grave Case
In a Philadelphia suburb town rocked by the gruesome murders last year of four residents, 21-year-old Cosmo Dinardo was sentenced to life in prison Wednesday after pleading guilty to the carnage.
Read moreMumia Abu-Jamal in Court Seeking Path to Again Appeal Case
Former death-row inmate Mumia Abu-Jamal is in court asking a judge to vacate his previous failed appeals attempts, so he can again appeal his case.
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