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Social affairsSep 25, 2022

Judge bars enforcement of Delaware 'ghost gun' restrictions

A federal judge has barred Delaware from enforcing prohibitions on the manufacture and possession of homemade “ghost guns” that can’t be traced by law enforcement officials because they don’t have serial numbers

Social affairsSep 12, 2022

Ex-Coppin State basketball star Yarbray dies in bike crash

Former Coppin State University basketball star Larry Yarbray Sr. has died in a bicycle crash in Delaware

Social affairsAug 24, 2022

Judge nixes $500K punitive award against ex-prison guard

A federal judge has overturned a jury’s decision imposing $500,000 in punitive damages against a former a Delaware prison guard accused of sexually assaulting an inmate during a pat-down

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Social affairsAug 20, 2022

Gore hired to be player advisor to PGA Tour commissioner

Jason Gore spent four years at the USGA keeping a better line of communication with players

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Social affairsAug 19, 2022

Biden to host unity summit against hate-fueled violence

President Joe Biden will host a White House summit next month aimed at combatting a spate of hate-fueled violence in the U_S_ The Democrat is working to deliver on his campaign pledge to “heal the soul of the nation.”

Government and politicsAug 17, 2022

Incumbent auditor trails primary challenger in fundraising

Delaware’s incumbent state auditor has raised only about half as much in campaign contributions this year as her Democratic primary challenger

Social affairsAug 16, 2022

Lawyer loses appeal in defamation suit over school mascot

Delaware’s Supreme Court has upheld the dismissal of a defamation lawsuit filed by a Delaware attorney who was forced to resign from his law firm after defending a Pennsylvania high school’s American Indian mascot

Government and politicsAug 10, 2022

Judge upholds auditor effort to subpoena Medicaid records

A Superior Court judge has denied a motion by Delaware’s Department of Health and Social Services to quash a subpoena from the state auditor’s office seeking information regarding eligibility for Medicaid programs

Government and politicsAug 1, 2022

Judge refuses to dismiss suit against DMV over vanity tag

A federal judge has refused to dismiss a lawsuit filed against Delaware government officials who recalled a vanity license plate issued to a breast cancer survivor because of what the state transportation secretary described as a “perceived profanity.”