A Collegian photographer’s lawyer served a motion to make a First Amendment case against his charges. A motion served Wednesday formally spells out why attorney Andrew Shubin believes the prosecution of Collegian photographer Michael Felletter violates the First...
Criminal charges filed against a Penn State graduate student accused of damaging several university buildings with chalked anti-sweatshop messages were dropped yesterday afternoon. Centre County District Judge Jonathan Grine cited lack of evidence as a reason for...
The US Army soldier featured in the torture pictures that shamed America has a track record of violence, it was claimed last night. Charles Graner once worked as a guard at a US prison where inmates were humiliated – and is also said to have launched terrifying...
Jun. 29, 2006 –The U.S. Supreme Court upheld a Pennsylvania prison policy yesterday, saying that officials have the legal authority to keep mainstream newspapers and magazines from the most incorrigible inmates. In a 6-2 ruling, the high court accepted the...
SCI Greene inmates contacted several well-known civil rights lawyers before and during the department inquiry in a bid to persuade one to file a class-action lawsuit on their behalf over prison conditions. But the state’s discipline and personnel actions amid...
STATE COLLEGE — A judge has dropped a criminal-mischief citation against a Penn State student activist, citing a lack of evidence from the university police department. At an hourlong hearing Monday, District Judge Jonathan Grine dismissed the charge against...
