Courts & Law

In March, the organization says, the county prison said it required court documentation or a letter verifying an attorney-client relationship.

Delaware’s first Black Supreme Court justice joins an effort to improve diversity among the state’s judiciary.

DuPont, 3M say they will ‘vigorously’ defend claims they knew chemicals were toxic since 1960s.

COVID-19 cases are on the decline, so select facilities will allow incarcerated people to have visitors for the first time since March 2020.

State Sen. Darius Brown faces misdemeanor charges after a woman accused him of punching her in the face at a Wilmington area restaurant.

The win is seen as a boost for the district attorney’s progressive policies and the criminal justice reform movement nationwide.

A Philadelphia City Council committee overwhelmingly passed legislation laying out the duties and powers of the new Citizens Police Oversight Commission.

Charges have been dismissed against a former Philadelphia SWAT officer who was caught on video pepper-spraying protesters on the I-676 during a BLM protest last summer.

Subpoenas reviewed by Spotlight PA and The Philadelphia Inquirer lay bare the scope of the federal investigation into Pennsylvania's $64 billion public school pension fund.

Immigration activist Erika Almirón on why Philadelphia should not return to cooperating with ICE, something DA candidate Carlos Vega has said he will do.

A forthcoming report from the city’s Police Advisory Commission found that citizen complaints more often result in training and counseling for the accused officer.

Under the settlement, the NFL has insisted on using a scoring algorithm on the dementia testing that assumes Black men start with lower cognitive skills.

With an investigation pending and the potential for litigation, the county is hoping to correct its past by establishing a board to oversee its detention center.

The two Democratic candidates for district attorney traded jabs and accusations during a live broadcast on WURD, Philly’s only Black-owned radio station.

Mayor Jim Kenney’s proposed budget would flat-fund the department at $727 million.