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A 'Reformist' Legal Expert Calls for a Surveillance State

A lawyer who should know better wants to ignore the history of snooping cops to fight guns and crime.

Reason

Philadelphia won't seek death penalty in Temple U. officer's death. Colleagues and family are upset

Philadelphia's top prosecutor won’t seek the death penalty for a teenager charged with fatally shooting a Temple University officer

The Independent UK

Philadelphia District Attorney promises to prosecute crimes regardless of victim's immigration status

DA Larry Krasner said some criminals intentionally target migrants without proper documents because they're less likely to report crimes

Latin Times

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Former Philadelphia Police Officer Pleads Guilty To Fatally Shooting Boy

Former Philadelphia police officer pleads guilty to third-degree murder in the fatal shooting of a 12-year-old boy. Legal proceedings continue as the commu...

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The Third Circuit Affirms Sanctions Against the Philadelphia D.A.'s Office for Failing to Confer with Crime Victims

The Circuit concludes that the district court appropriately sanctioned the D.A.'s Office for making misleading statements about whether it had conferred with a crime victim's family.

Reason

Kim Ogg: DA Under Fire

Harris County had big plans to reform its criminal justice system. What went wrong? Houston-area DA Kim Ogg in crisis.

Texas Observer

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Philly's elected prosecutor sues to stop law designed to limit authority on transit system crimes

Philadelphia’s two-term elected progressive district attorney is suing to halt the appointment of a new special prosecutor for crimes that occur on the city’s trains

The Independent UK

Cop resistance undercuts justice reform

Police unions labeled DAs soft on crime while lawmakers made legislative efforts to remove them from office

Salon

More suspects to be charged in ransacking of Philadelphia stores, district attorney says

Prosecutors in Philadelphia say Monday that more suspects will be charged with smashing into stores last week as law enforcement officials review video of the social-media fueled mayhem

The Independent UK

Philadelphia journalist who advocated for homeless and LGBTQ+ communities shot and killed at home

Authorities say a journalist and advocate who rose from homelessness and addiction to serve as a spokesperson for Philadelphia’s most vulnerable was shot and killed at his home early Monday

The Independent UK

Police officer who fatally shot motorist charged with murder

Mark Dial faces a slew of charges over fatal 14 August shooting of Eddie Irizarry

The Independent UK

Philadelphia police rarely release body camera videos − here's why it happened in the fatal shooting of Eddie Irizarry

After weeks of public pressure, Philadelphia police on Sept. 8, 2023, released body camera footage capturing the fatal shooting of 27-year-old Eddie Irizarry by police in August.

The Conversation

A top lawyer’s son, a FBI raid and ‘weapons of mass destruction’: How a Philly teen allegedly turned ‘aspiring terrorist’

Suspect, 17, had allegedly been communicating with a Syria-based terror organisation,. His heartbroken and shocked father Qawi Abdul-Rahman, a prominent criminal defence attorney in Philadelphia said he had no idea. writes Graig Graziosi

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The Independent UK

Philadelphia gunman killed first victim two days before mass shooting, authorities say

Authorities apologised to family of Joseph Wamah Jr after admitting they went to the wrong address to check reports of gunfire two days before shooting spree

The Independent UK

Accused Philadelphia shooter may have begun his spree nearly two days earlier than police thought

The Philadelphia district attorney says one of five shooting victims believed to have been killed in the city during a spree on July 3 appears to have been fatally shot almost two full days before the mass shooting reported last week

The Independent UK

Who is Philadelphia mass shooting suspect Kimbrady Carriker?

Philadelphia district attorney Larry Krasner named the 40-year-old local man as the shooter who brought chaos and fear to the neighbourhood during the Fourth of July

The Independent UK

Philadelphia father was supposed to walk daughter down aisle days after he was killed in mass shooting

Ralph Moralis, 59, was one of the five victims killed on the eve of July 4 when a shooter dressed in a ski mask and bullet-proof vest stalked the streets of the Kingsessing neighbourhood gunning down victims

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A suspect has been charged with murder in a Philadelphia shooting that killed 5

Kimbrady Carriker, 40, was apprehended by police shortly after the shooting. Two boys, aged 13 and two, were also shot and injured.

The Independent UK

Watch as Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner holds a news conference after five died in shooting

Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner held a news conference to give an update after five people died in a recent mass shooting.

The Independent UK

Who is Philadelphia mass shooting suspect Kimbrady Carriker?

Philadelphia district attorney Larry Krasner named the 40-year-old local man as the shooter who brought chaos and fear to the neighbourhood during the Fourth of July

The Philadelphia Inquirer

After a mass shooting in Kingsessing, the streets are quiet: ‘People scared, people on edge’

On a day when Philadelphians would normally be celebrating, a corner of the city was quiet.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Authorities say suspect in mass shooting in Kingsessing acted alone, is expected to face multiple murder charges

District Attorney Larry Krasner said the suspect in Monday’s mass shooting in Kingsessing would be facing multiple counts of murder, first-degree aggravated assault, and weapons charges at an arraignment likely to take place Wednesday.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Black Philadelphians are overrepresented at every stage of the criminal justice system, DA says

PHILADELPHIA — A new report from the District Attorney’s Office has concluded that the vestiges of slavery, redlining, and the War on Drugs are still present in Philadelphia’s legal system and disproportionately impacts Black communities.

The Independent UK

Opinions vary on qualities for next St. Louis prosecutor

Now that Kim Gardner is stepping down as the chief prosecutor in St. Louis, Missouri’s governor is getting plenty of advice about the qualifications Gardner’s replacement should bring to the table

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