Courts & Law

The new leader of Philadelphia’s Defender Association spoke to WHYY’s Cherri Gregg about advocating for clients and "a crisis of mass incarceration."

Elizabeth Holmes, the former chief executive of the once high-flying biotech startup Theranos, was found guilty on four counts of defrauding the company's investors.

The judge said the rights of Willie Stokes were violated because he wasn't told that a key witness against him had been prosecuted for perjury after his conviction.

New York’s attorney general recently issued subpoenas to former President Donald Trump and his two eldest children in connection with an ongoing civil investigation.

During a virtual ceremony, Krasner committed to investing in violence prevention after a record-breaking number of people were murdered in Philadelphia in 2021.

It's unclear at this point why the investigation took so long since the victim reported the incident back in 2019.

Jurors deliberated for five full days before finding Maxwell guilty of every count except one. She faces years in prison.

With most policy changes coming through executive orders, N.J. social justice groups are urging the Legislature to take up bills to hold law enforcement accountable.

It was a stunning turnaround in one of N.J.'s most infamous cold cases, which had remained unresolved for years even though Michelle Lodzinski was considered a prime suspect.

A truck driver sentenced to 110 years for an explosive crash that killed four people in suburban Denver moved a step closer to potentially having his prison term reduced.

Although the amendment was struck down by the courts, questions of how to balance rights for alleged victims and perpetrators of crimes could resurface.

Jurors have convicted a suburban Minneapolis police officer of first-degree and second-degree manslaughter in the fatal shooting of Black motorist Daunte Wright.

The court plans to hear arguments on the Biden administration’s vaccine or testing requirement for large employers and a separate vaccine requirement for health care workers.

Co-workers Michael Allen Stark and Matthew Branning have been missing since Oct. 15. The Bucks DA said investigators suspect foul play.

In a rare reversal, the Justice Department said the prison system has discretion to allow people released to home confinement during the pandemic to remain free.