Court upholds law taking jurisdiction over mass transit crimes from Philly's district attorney

Court upholds law taking jurisdiction over SEPTA crimes from Krasner

HARRISBURG — The elected prosecutor in Philadelphia lost a court decision Friday in his lawsuit seeking to halt a law that directed a special prosecutor be appointed by the attorney general's office to handle crimes on the city's mass transit…

Court upholds law taking jurisdiction over mass transit crimes from Philly's district attorney

By MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania court is turning aside a legal challenge by Philadelphia’s elected district attorney to a law establishing a new special prosecutor to handle crimes on the city’s mass transit system. A divided Commonwealth Court on Friday turned down District Attorney Larry Krasner’s argument that the law passed late last year violates the state Constitution. Krasner sued over the law in Ja…

Court upholds law taking jurisdiction over mass transit crimes from Philly's district attorney

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The elected prosecutor in Philadelphia lost a court decision Friday in his lawsuit seeking to halt a law that directed a special prosecutor be appointed by

Court upholds law taking jurisdiction over mass transit crimes from Philly’s district attorney

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The elected prosecutor in Philadelphia lost a court decision Friday in his lawsuit seeking to halt a law that directed the appointment of a special prosecutor by the attorney general’s office to handle crimes on the city’s mass transit system. A divided Commonwealth Court turned down District Attorney Larry Krasner’s argument that the law passed late last year by Republicans in the General Assembly, along with dozens of D…

Court upholds law taking jurisdiction over mass transit crimes from Philly's district attorney

A Pennsylvania court is turning aside a legal challenge by Philadelphia's elected district attorney to a law establishing a new special prosecutor to handle crimes on the city’s mass transit system. A divided Commonwealth Court on Friday turned down District…