Courts & Law

The agreement establishes two separate funds — one for students’ ongoing education needs and another for damages.

Prosecutors announced that actor Alec Baldwin and a weapons specialist will be charged with involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer.

A city that prioritizes justice cannot tolerate a judge who jails people illegally and vindictively, writes Nikki Grant of Amistad Movement Power.

A man shot and wounded by a security officer outside the federal courthouse in Philadelphia was armed with two knives and has been charged with attempted murder and assault.

Weekly protests outside Philly’s courthouse call on Judge Genece Brinkely to step down.

Luis Soto is accused of buying gun parts with a fake name and using those pieces to produce untraceable assault weapons.

A former candidate for the state legislature was arrested Monday for allegedly orchestrating the shootings at the homes of local Democratic officials.

Federal authorities are investigating an incident involving a man who was shot by a court security officer after they say he waved “sharp-edged” weapons towards the officer.

In 2018, Musk tweeted he had secured enough funding to take Tesla private, but a deal never materialized.

Dwayne Pearson, 39, allegedly raped the girl in July and August. He faces three felony counts.

A three-judge Commonwealth Court panel sided with the House’s Democratic floor leader on Friday, saying all three Allegheny County seats will be filled Feb. 7.

Wolf, a Democrat, signed his final 369 pardons this week, for a total of 2,540 since he took office in 2015. He surpassed Democratic Gov. Ed Rendell’s record of 1,122 granted.

A split emerged Thursday among a panel of Pennsylvania state judges.

A fine was the only penalty a judge could impose on the Trump Organization for its conviction last month for 17 tax crimes, including conspiracy and falsifying business record

The 31-year-old Ph.D student was never in Texas where the crime occurred, but an identification via social media led to her being jailed.