Courts & Law

Authorities say a former Philadelphia sheriff’s deputy illegally sold guns just two weeks after they were used in the deadly Roxborough High School shooting.

Kenyatta Johnson, the District 2 council member who represents part of South Philadelphia, is facing federal bribery charges.

It’s the latest hearing in a high-profile case that some see as a symbol of a broken criminal justice system.

Court-watching makes our justice system fairer and builds an educated public, writes Jeremy Isard.

The brief filed with the state Supreme Court on Tuesday says that's partially because the Legislature in 1968 acted to deemphasize the importance of dates on envelopes.

Seefried offered an emotional apology and said he was deeply sorry for his actions on “a day that will forever represent a stain on the character of our country."

In the lawsuit filed Friday, city officials said there were 223 youths at the facility designed to temporarily hold 184.

Though New Jersey automated cannabis-related expungements for more than 360,000 people last summer, advocates say many people are still waiting.

A FBI agent told jurors that in November 2020, the bureau received a tip from a member of the Oath Keepers who was concerned about leader Stewart Rhodes' rhetoric.

A judge has halted Delaware’s plan to switch retired state employees’ health care to a plan managed by Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield.

The Eight Circuit Court of Appeals issued the stay Friday evening.

Pennsylvania man Alan Byerly apologized to his victims before being sentenced to two years and 10 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release.

Steve Bannon was convicted of defying a subpoena from the House panel investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

The Juvenile Services Center has a capacity of 180, but its current population fluctuates between 220 to 280 young people.

County jails across Pennsylvania lack the resources to address a growing mental health crisis, putting some of the most vulnerable incarcerated people at heightened risk.