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Philadelphia Legal News

• Lawsuit Tied to Commissioner Ross’ Resignation - NBC 10 Philadelphia August 21, 2019
  Lawsuit Tied to Commissioner Ross’ Resignation  NBC 10 PhiladelphiaInvestigative Reporter Mitch Blacher combed through dozens of detailed allegations from two veteran police officers. Both officers were women, minorities and ...
• Christine Coulter, Philly's first woman police commissioner, implicated in fatal beating - On top of Philly news - Billy Penn August 21, 2019
  Christine Coulter, Philly's first woman police commissioner, implicated in fatal beating - On top of Philly news  Billy PennAfter former top cop Richard Ross resigned unexpectedly, his deputy was appointed to succeed him. She brings a distinguished resume -- a disciplinary history.
• Did affair bring down Philly Police Commissioner Richard Ross? - On top of Philly news - Billy Penn August 21, 2019
  Did affair bring down Philly Police Commissioner Richard Ross? - On top of Philly news  Billy PennFormer Commissioner Ross is accused of ignoring harassment claims as retribution for a fizzled love affair.
• Part of baby's finger severed during incident at Overbrook Park day care: Lawsuit - WPVI-TV August 21, 2019
  Part of baby's finger severed during incident at Overbrook Park day care: Lawsuit  WPVI-TVA lawsuit is filed against an Overbrook Park day care following a mysterious and gruesome injury that left a baby without part of her finger.
• Court Renews Free-Speech Battle Over Town Ordinance That Created Buffer Zone Around New Jersey Abortion Clinic - CBS Philly August 20, 2019
  Court Renews Free-Speech Battle Over Town Ordinance That Created Buffer Zone Around New Jersey Abortion Clinic  CBS PhillyENGLEWOOD, N.J. (CBS/AP) — A federal appeals court has renewed a free-speech battle over a Bergen County town ordinance that created a buffer zone ...
• Cliff Haines Sues Phila. Sheriff's Office Alleging Conspiracy to Defame Him | The Legal Intelligencer - Law.com August 20, 2019
  Cliff Haines Sues Phila. Sheriff's Office Alleging Conspiracy to Defame Him | The Legal Intelligencer  Law.comProminent Philadelphia attorney Clifford Haines has sued Sheriff Jewell Williams and sheriff's deputies, claiming they engaged in a conspiracy to defame and ...
• US sued over migrant's suicide after family separation - FOX 29 News Philadelphia August 20, 2019
  US sued over migrant's suicide after family separation  FOX 29 News PhiladelphiaA new lawsuit blames the Trump administration's family separations for the death by suicide of a Honduran father after being separated from his 3-year-old child.
• Judge gives bad news to cop-turned-maintenance-worker in lawsuit against Muhlenberg Township - The Pennsylvania Record August 20, 2019
  Judge gives bad news to cop-turned-maintenance-worker in lawsuit against Muhlenberg Township  The Pennsylvania RecordPHILADELPHIA – The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania has granted Muhlenberg Township's motion to dismiss an employment dispute ...
• US attorney's lawsuit to stop safe injection site in Philly goes before judge; witnesses say it will save lives - KYW Newsradio 1060 August 20, 2019
  US attorney's lawsuit to stop safe injection site in Philly goes before judge; witnesses say it will save lives  KYW Newsradio 1060Three witnesses testified in a federal lawsuit, yesterday, that a proposed safe injection site for Philadelphia would save lives. It was the only day of testimony in a ...
• With Pa. Turnpike Lawsuit Dismissed, SEPTA Can Breathe a Big Sigh of Relief - Philadelphia magazine August 16, 2019
  With Pa. Turnpike Lawsuit Dismissed, SEPTA Can Breathe a Big Sigh of Relief  Philadelphia magazineSEPTA officials can finally dream of big construction projects again, after a U.S. federal appeals court this week upheld a ruling that the Pennsylvania Turnpike ...