Courts & Law

The Senate confirmed Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court on Thursday, shattering a historic barrier by securing her place as the first Black female justice.

It seems Henon might’ve forestalled things by resigning when he did, while Dougherty still faces additional federal trials.

Officers say they found the gunman dead from a gunshot wound that they determined was self-inflicted.

Defense attorneys are expected to question witnesses for up to three days before the jury starts its deliberations.

prosecutors have declined to file charges against a Minneapolis police SWAT team officer who fatally shot Locke while executing an early morning no-knock search warrant.

The settlement pays a total of $865,000 to 10 plaintiffs, with a portion going to the American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania.

Commonwealth Court, in a one-line unsigned order, said Tuesday it won't allow the official publication of the regulation “pending further order.”

Eve Lewis provided testimony on Tuesday that was different from what she told a grand jury in 2019.

Columnist Solomon Jones sees the Black women who nurtured him in the experience of Judge Jackson’s fight for confirmation.

Pennsylvania’s narrow criteria for “compassionate release” has resulted in only 31 people successfully making use of the program in 13 years.

Neither Russia nor its president are likely to face an international tribunal — but that's not the only approach to war crimes, experts say.

Prosecutors have called more than a dozen witnesses during eight days of testimony. The defense could begin its case as early as Monday.

More than a decade after the death of Kevin Drinks, four men have been convicted for his murder in what prosecutors say was a case of mistaken identity.

Monday's committee vote was delayed when one senator's plane was delayed bringing him back to Washington.

Prosecutors say Dawn Chavous’ consulting firm was used to conceal payments to her husband. And that she did little work for the nonprofit.