Courts & Law

A federal judge has ordered the PPD to test what happens when officers change how they handle quality of life offenses like littering, panhandling, and carrying open liquor co

Should qualified immunity, the doctrine that protects the police from civil lawsuits, be ended?

As White House counsel from January 2017 until October 2018, McGahn was in Trump's inner circle for most of special counsel Robert Mueller's probe.

The board will be in charge of bringing change to Delco’s juvenile justice system following closure of the its youth detention center due to allegations of child abuse.

Chaim “Charlie” Steg, manager of St. Francis rehab center, pleaded guilty to reckless endangerment. Three residents died from insufficient care.

The Third U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled “drug delivery resulting in death” statutes were applied too broadly in this case.

Attorneys released new video footage of the I-676 incident showing protesters cornered by police at a fenced embankment.

Eric Riddick was released from state prison after the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office found the 51-year-old did not receive a fair trial in June 1992.

The 83-year-old Cosby has long said he would resist the programs and refuse to acknowledge wrongdoing even if it means serving the full 10-year sentence.

For the general public, getting a glimpse of any body or dashcam footage is a rare feat, partly thanks to a Pennsylvania law that makes it hard to access.

The bill creates the Citizens Police Oversight Commission. Backers hope it will increase police accountability and restore trust in the police department.

Delaware's courts will start the long slog through a backlog of hundreds of criminal cases starting next week. The pandemic has halted jury trials since March 2020.

The judge ordered Graham Spanier to begin serving at least two months at the county jail on July 9 for a misdemeanor conviction of endangering the welfare of children.

The Health Department had filed two separate complaints alleging that restaurants were violating pandemic restrictions that Gov. Tom Wolf imposed in December.

The development signals that the Manhattan district attorney’s office was moving toward seeking charges as a result of its two-year investigation.