Courts & Law

Housing activists withdrew a lawsuit against Mayor Jim Kenney’s administration over a plan to allegedly displace people living in a Kensington encampment.

Philly police have arrested Richard Goodwin for allegedly assaulting a man during a violent gathering of mostly white men in Fishtown amid last June’s protests.

Keith Gibson is accused of killing four people and injuring several others while on probation for a manslaughter conviction in Delaware.

“They're in a cell the size of your bathroom and there's no rules, no regulations in place for this [Intensive Management Unit] program,” said Patricia Vickers.

Philadelphia has thousands of empty houses scattered across the city while more than 47,000 residents remain on the waitlist for federally subsidized housing.

The court's term ranged from compromise to confrontation, with the conservative supermajority holding back until almost the end of the term.

These groups may be small, but Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner said they are instrumental in the fight against violence.

Two Philadelphia addiction treatment providers face criminal charges for allegedly bribing recovery homes for referrals and forcing patients into substandard care.

The U.S. Supreme Court decided a major case on voting rights that essentially gutted what's left of the Voting Rights Act.

Emory University historian Carol Anderson discusses the racist roots of the Second Amendment and the impact on African Americans from slavery to the present.

The former Montco prosecutor fought with colleagues, represented insurrectionists, and repeatedly accused opponents of corruption.

The court is right, but Cosby’s accusers are understandably angry.

The department will review its policies and procedures on capital punishment, following a wave of federal executions carried out under the Trump administration.

The unusual request is the beginning of a potentially long legal process that has delayed the trial of the first on-duty Philly officer charged with murder in nearly 20 years.

Court's reversal on Cosby conviction doesn’t sit well with Penn professor.