Courts & Law

Several Pa. groups represented by the ACLU have filed suit in federal court seeking to have votes from mail-in or absentee ballots counted even if they lack proper dates.

Philadelphia is the latest in a national trend of lawsuits accusing chemical companies of contaminating water supplies with long-lasting toxic chemicals.

Philadelphia prison officials claim they are working to stop smuggling in the city’s jail system.

Legal observers say the question of whether to count mail-in ballots with handwritten dating errors is still open.

After a jury recommended the sentence, the judge could not change it. But she did allow victims and families to speak directly to Nikolas Cruz for the first time.

A federal jury has found Philadelphia City Councilmember Kenyatta Johnson not guilty of accepting bribes in exchange for political favors.

Less than a week before Election Day, Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner says handcuffs will be waiting for anyone trying to interfere with the voting process.

The ballots in question, which arrive on time at county election offices and are otherwise valid, are missing dates on their outer envelopes or include incorrect dates.

It's the fifth person I-D’d in connection to the shooting that killed 14-year-old Nicolas Elizalde and hurt four other teens.

Seefried breached the U.S. Capitol, waving a Confederate flag during the Jan. 6 insurrection. His son Hunter was sentenced to prison on Monday.

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.