Courts & Law

Officers testified against their colleague and helped convict him in George Floyd’s death. Was it a sea change, or just one high-profile prosecution?

Ex-Wilmington Councilman Bill Freeborn is charged with stealing from the city’s Land Bank. Ex-state Rep. Rebecca Walker is charged with falsifying records.

The rules of the road in Pennsylvania are changing to protect first responders. Starting Tuesday, drivers need to “move over” or slow down when they see flashing lights.

The system isn’t perfect, but it’s more than most cities have.

The ruling was far from a total victory for residents and local officials who had sought additional measures to protect children, older people, and those with disabilities.

The reformist prosecutor seeks re-election as shootings surge — with no easy answers in sight.

He came into office as a criminal justice reformer. How’d he do?

The deadly encounters are only a small snapshot of the thousands of interactions between American police officers and civilians every day.

New Jersey officials have started to prepare for a major backlog in landlord-tenant cases that will come when Gov. Phil Murphy lifts the state’s eviction moratorium.

“If it wasn’t for this 17-year-old who took the video, Derek Chauvin would in all likelihood still be on the police force training officers."

In a dissent, a liberal justice accused her colleagues of gutting earlier decisions that said life without parole sentences for people under age 18 should be rare.

N.J. was already in the midst of an effort to reduce police use of force against civilians when Floyd was murdered. Here’s where these efforts stand now.

The agreement allows Chester County to hold the company accountable for any future violations of permits issued by the Department of Environmental Protection.

The Philadelphia Police Department’s Internal Affairs Division arrested Detective Robert Redanauer on Tuesday for a Dec. 27, 2020 assault, police said Thursday.

WHYY’s “Morning Edition” host Jennifer Lynn speaks with Malcolm Burnley and Ed Felten, hosts of WHYY’s new podcast, “A.I. Nation.”