Courts & Law

A special grand jury is also devoted to just one case. In its response Monday, the court said the special grand jury would begin on May 2 and continue for up to 12 months.

As homicides spike to a rate unseen in Philadelphia since the city began tracking murders, Philly DA Larry Krasner vows to focus on prosecuting gun crimes.

The case pits First Amendment protections for robust free speech against the right of someone not to be defamed.

The federal government will stand "shoulder to shoulder" with communities working to fight gun violence, Merrick Garland tells a meeting of U.S. mayors.

Thousands of anti-abortion protesters marched in the nation’s capital with a growing sense of optimism about the prospects this year of a sweeping rollback of abortion rights.

The lawsuit filed in Minnesota alleges Center for COVID Control either failed to deliver results or delivered inaccurate results.

The action came two days after the Delaware County DA filed charges in the August shooting death of the 8-year-old and the wounding of three others.

Delaware’s Supreme Court denied former Trump adviser Carter Page’s defamation lawsuit over media reports on his connections to Russian officials.

Pope Benedict XVI failed to take action in four instances — including two that resulted in legal charges — while he was the archbishop of Munich and Freising.

In a rebuff to former President Donald Trump, the Supreme Court is allowing the release of presidential documents sought by the congressional committee.

In June 2020, Peter Fratus sent two emails to Outlaw’s official email, amid nationwide protests against police brutality and the murder of George Floyd.

New evidence shows that Trump’s company used “fraudulent or misleading” valuations of its golf clubs, skyscrapers, and other property to get loans and tax benefits.

Secretary of Education Noe Ortega is a defendant in the trial. But he struck a neutral tone as a witness, mirroring the Wolf administration’s overall tact.

Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer announced the charges in connection with the August incident after an Academy Park football game.