Pennsylvania
Jury selection starts today in federal civil rights trial involving Jordan Brown’s lawsuit against Pa. State Police, troopers
PITTSBURGH, Pa. (KDKA) — Jury selection is set to begin today in the federal civil rights trial involving a lawsuit that was filed by Jordan Brown against the Pennsylvania State Police.
The lawsuit was filed in 2020, alleging that Brown’s rights were violated by the State Police and by the Troopers who were investigating the 2009 homicide in Lawrence County that resulted in his conviction that was ultimately overturned by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
Brown was 11 years old when he was charged with shooting and killing his father’s fiancee, Kenzie Houk with a shotgun inside a home just outside New Castle.
He was tried as a juvenile and found delinquent, spending more than 7 years behind bars.
In 2018, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court unanimously overturned Brown’s conviction, saying there was not enough evidence to prove that the shotgun was the murder weapon.
The lawsuit claims that Troopers manipulated interviews, evidence, and procedures in order to get a conviction in the case.
The trial is expected to last approximately two weeks.
Jury selection is scheduled to get underway at 9:30 a.m. at the Joseph F. Weis, Jr. U.S. Courthouse in Downtown Pittsburgh.
President Trump is visiting the Lehigh Valley next week.
Mr. Trump will speak at Mack Trucks in Macungie, Pennsylvania, Tuesday at 2 p.m. Macungie is roughly 10 miles from Allentown.
Mack Trucks is a 1.7 million square-foot facility in Macungie that assembles heavy-duty trucks for North American and export markets, according to its website.
“Mack Trucks are a symbol of America’s manufacturing strength,” Rep. Dan Meuser said in a Facebook post about Mr. Trump’s upcoming visit to Pennsylvania. “Their Lehigh Valley operations are a pillar of the local economy, employing Pennsylvania workers and driving the nation’s trucking industry.”
In the lead-up to the 2024 election, Mr. Trump visited Pennsylvania, a crucial swing state, multiple times. He’s also visitied during his second term.
In December 2025, Mr. Trump said in a speech in Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania, that he was “crushing” inflation and called affordability concerns a “Democratic hoax.”
One week later, Vice President JD Vance aimed to calm the affordability concerns at a Uline facility in Alburtis, about 13 miles southwest of Allentown.
Tickets are available for Mr. Trump’s visit to Macungie next week on a first-come, first-serve basis.
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