Courts & Law

The decision effectively protects from legal challenges many Trump administration and Republican-led state government efforts to roll back protections for transgender people.

New Jersey's U.S. Sen. Andy Kim said the detainees escaped from Delany Hall in Newark by breaking a wall and escaping from a parking lot.

“Despite his decades of service, he is now known more widely as Gold Bar Bob,” said defense lawyer Adam Fee.

First Choice Women’s Resource Centers is challenging a state investigation into whether it misled people into thinking its services included referrals for abortion.

In early May, the Diocese of Camden said it would no longer oppose a state grand jury investigation of clergy sexual abuse.

Authorities are looking for four detainees who escaped from the New Jersey facility. There were reports of a possible uprising and disorder at the facility Thursday night.

The ruling comes after a federal judge’s order said Trump's National Guard deployment was illegal.

The White House could appeal the injunction issued by the judge but the decision in a federal court is a setback for President Trump.

Wednesday's hearing is another attempt by Trump's legal team move a hush money case from NY state court to federal court, in an effort to get the criminal charges dismissed.

The Official Committee of Retired Employees filed a legal complaint against the city of Chester’s receiver urging a bankruptcy judge to compel the receiver to change course.

U.S. Rep. LaMonica McIver has been indicted on federal charges alleging she “forcibly impeded" immigration officers.

One of the bills passed the state House 122-80, with Democrats voting unanimously for it while a majority of Republicans were opposed.

The suit announced Monday argues that returning the triggers would violate federal law, pose a threat to residents and law enforcement and worsen gun violence.

Philly's district attorney joined more than a dozen prosecutors and other state and local government officials from around the U.S. in signing onto an amicus legal brief.

Sheriff Fred Harran said the agreement will improve public safety, but activists and community members disagree.