Courts & Law

Jake Tapper and his dad, pediatrician Dr. Theodore Tapper, question the conviction of C.J. Rice, a Philadelphia teen who went to prison in 2013 for attempted murder.

N.J. wants the fossil fuel industry to pay for the impacts of climate change, files lawsuit over climate disinformation.

Requested by City Council, the PPD audit by the Controller’s Office also includes recommendations for progress.

A former Philadelphia Police officer who had his murder charges thrown out last week could still face trial.

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to reconsider the so-called "Insular Cases," a series of cases decided in the early 1900s.

Philadelphia police have taken another suspect into custody following the deadly shooting near Roxborough High School last month.

The settlement filed Friday requires the city to build thousands of curb cuts over 15 years. It must be approved by a federal court.

A $45,000 reward has been offered for information leading to an arrest or conviction of the suspects.

Keeping the case on track is Chancellor Kathaleen St. Jude McCormick, who brings a no-nonsense approach as the first woman to lead Delaware's 230-year-old Court of Chancery.

The U.S. Supreme Court for now has tossed out Trump's objections to the way the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals is handling the seizure of classified documents.

Central Bucks says the anonymity of the ACLU complaint makes it impossible to “intervene.” ACLU says the district has ignored and disrespected those students.

Krasner said that the 2020 election provided dramatic evidence of the serious threat against democracy in Philadelphia.

On Wednesday, authorities announced Yaaseen Bivins, 21, was charged with murder and four counts of aggravated assault for the gunfire late last month.

Yaseen Bivens is charged with murder in the death of 14-year-old Nicolas Elizalde after police found he purchased ammunition while a convicted felon.

The verdict is the second big judgment against the Infowars host for claiming the massacre was staged. It came in a lawsuit filed by the relatives of eight victims.