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Americans impacted by 9/11 calling on Congress to act

(The Center Square) – Americans who’ve been impacted by terrorism have been calling on Congress to authorize full funding for the U.S. Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Fund (USVSST Fund) and for transparency related to two 9/11 lawsuits. A bipartisan group filed HR 9795, led by U.S. Reps. from New York, Laura Gillen, a Democrat, and Nicole Malliotakis, a Republican, to ensure that $3 billion is transferred to the fund a year. It includes mandatory distribution requirements and creates a mechanism to ensure victims holding unpaid terrorism judgments are paid. It hasn’t moved ...

Attorney faces possible discipline over conduct in election lawsuit

An attorney who represented a Pennsylvania county as it attempted to investigate the 2020 election is facing possible suspension or disbarment. Thomas Carroll, an attorney from the Lehigh Valley, represented Fulton County in a long-running dispute the county had with the Pennsylvania Department of State and a voting equipment manufacturer. Now, the Pennsylvania Disciplinary Board, which regulates lawyers’ conduct, says Carroll should face consequences for the “bad faith” way in which he represented the county. “[Carroll] used means that had no substantial purpose other than to ...

Cases could reshape how Pa. treats users accused of supplying drugs in fatal overdoses

HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Supreme Court is weighing whether to add new legal protections for defendants accused of providing drugs that caused a deadly overdose. A decision from the state’s highest court could address a frequent criticism of these overdose death prosecutions: that they target fellow drug users instead of high-level dealers. But some justices appeared skeptical that they — and not the legislature — have the power to change how the law works. “This case was definitely overcharged and definitely oversentenced,” Justice David Wecht said in arguments ...

Pa. teen and his mother charged in stabbing death of son’s girlfriend

Authorities released police bodycam footage Thursday showing the discovery of a Pennsylvania college student's body that led to the arrest of her boyfriend, who said in court documents that a "demon" told him to stab her. The boyfriend's mother, meanwhile, is accused of helping him cover up ...

Jerry Sandusky’s lawyers want to put off accuser’s recantation hearing

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Lawyers for former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky asked Thursday to cancel a court date for a hearing over a claim that an accuser wants to recant allegations that Sandusky sexually abused him years ago. The hearing was scheduled for Sept. 8 in ...

Report: Local coroner announces measles death

(The Center Square) — A 6-week-old baby girl died from measles last month in Lancaster County, though its unclear if this is the second death identified by the Department of Health during an Aug. 25 press conference that’s raised more questions than it answered. First reported by LNP, Lancaster County Coroner Stephen Diamantoni said the infant, born with a rare genetic condition called Amish lethal microcephaly, was in palliative care with an anticipated life expectancy of less than six months. He says he doesn’t know if the child was born with measles or contracted it later. The ...