Pennsylvania courts allow attorneys to argue against their convicted clients’ bid for justice. It has resulted in people spending years in prison before being freed based on issues lawyers rejected.
An ATV driver ran a red light in North Philadelphia and crashed into an Uber on Saturday night, leaving the ATV operator dead and the Uber driver hospitalized, police said.
NOMO received more than $6 million in public funds in recent years, but faced an IRS lien and eviction lawsuits. It was forced to close its housing program less than three years after it launched.
The Philadelphia Bar Association declined to recommend five judges seeking reelection. Confidential survey responses from hundreds of attorneys reveal sharp criticism of some members of the bench.
Philadelphia Family Court Judge Daine A. Grey Jr., who is up for reelection, has faced a string of scathing reversals from the appeals court. Some said he left kids in dangerous situations.
While complaints about conditions at Moshannon Valley Processing Center predate Trump, his administration has effectively eliminated outside oversight as the population has reached all-time highs.
David Dickson served 33 years for the murder of Deborah Wilson, based on false testimony from a notorious jailhouse informant. The prosecutor agreed the conviction was tainted.
Immigrants across Philadelphia received terse text messages or app notifications on Friday evening, demanding they come to the ICE office on North Eighth Street Sunday, between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.
