Courts & Law

Police shot and killed a 12-year-old boy in South Philadelphia on Tuesday night after their unmarked police vehicle was struck by gunfire.

The Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office rested its case against the Amtrak engineer accused in 2015’s deadly derailment.

Officials say the 12-year-old was in possession of a stolen 9MM, semi-automatic handgun, recovered from the scene.

The lawsuit says at least one family is already under investigation for providing their child with medically necessary gender-affirming care.

The investigation into former Patrolman Samuel Waters stemmed from a videotaped encounter inside a Southbridge store that went viral on social media.

Two witnesses, also engineers, described the intensive training they underwent, which included memorizing the speed limit for each portion of their route.

The Black teen's killing on Feb. 26, 2012, helped spark Black Lives Matter.

This transition of operations takes place on the day the $259 million contract with prison operator, GEO Group, is officially terminated.

Ketanji Brown Jackson is the first Black woman nominated to the nation’s highest court. Local attorneys, judges and law students revel in the historic moment.

Prosecutors and defense attorneys laid out opposing perspectives on the line between an accident and a crime in the case of Brandon Bostian.

It’s the largest settlement to date among the many opioid-related cases that have been playing out across the country.

Eight people were killed, and over 200 were injured.

The historic appointment aims to further diversify a court that was made up entirely of white men for almost two centuries.

The civil rights organization sued Sussex Correctional Center in December on behalf of two detainees. Now 17 more current and former prisoners have joined the case.

Tou Thao, J. Alexander Kueng and Thomas Lane were charged with depriving Floyd of his right to medical care when Officer Derek Chauvin pressed his knee into Floyd’s neck.