Courts & Law

The ACLU listed more than a dozen actions district administrators have taken since 2019 that the ACLU says have created a “hostile environment” for LGBTQ students.

Under the settlement, which is subject to court approval, the filming of Rust will continue with the "original principal players on board."

A judge approved charges against a former Philly police officer. It’s one of three murder cases brought against police by the DA in five years.

A three-judge panel last month limited the review to the much larger tranche of non-classified documents.

Prosecutors charged a 16-year-old suspect with murder, attempted murder. Investigators also revealed they have identified seven other people in connection to the shooting.

The U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments on Tuesday in a case that could put another nail in the coffin of the landmark Voting Rights Act.

Philadelphia Judge issues “permanent injunction” blocking recent executive action banning guns at City Parks and Rec facilities and grounds.

For the first time ever, carjackings in Philly have topped 1,000 this year, but the city’s DA says homicides are down slightly from this time last year.

The fate of affirmative action programs in college admissions, redistricting, and elections are in the hands of the justices as the U.S. Supreme Court begins its new term.

They are charged in the most serious case to reach trial yet in the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol attack.

The defense team in the Capitol riot trial of the Oath Keepers leader is relying on an unusual strategy with Donald Trump at the center.

Max Baer, the chief justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, has died at age 74 only months before he was set to retire.

In April, a federal judge declared a mistrial after the jury couldn’t reach a verdict. Now Johnson and his wife are back in federal court for round two.

The incident happened the day after the shooting at Roxborough High School.

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson has made her first appearance on the Supreme Court bench in a brief courtroom ceremony three days before the start of the high court’s new term.