Courts & Law

Some advocates argue a constitutional amendment and enabling legislation would make people with some felonies more likely to be held pretrial.

Even if the controversial U.S. ban on TikTok does take effect on Jan. 19, the app won't automatically vanish from phones. Here's what would change.

The report on federal charges against Trump for election interference in 2020 offers special counsel Jack Smith a last chance to explain his decisions after dropping the case.

The city of Wilmington saw murders nearly double from 2023 to 2024. But shootings dropped to a six-year low.

On Thursday, police identified the victim as 50-year-old Laura Hughes, of Runnemede.

A follow up report found that departments in every state except Hawaii paid for courses from the controversial private training company.

The sentence pronounced Friday by Manhattan Judge Juan M. Merchan cements Trump’s conviction while freeing him to return to the White House unencumbered by the threat of jail.

The “landmark” settlement with PUC stems from a 2019 home explosion in South Philadelphia that killed two people and caused $1.4 million in property damage.

The department plans to release Jack Smith’s findings on Trump’s efforts to undo 2020's election results but will keep under wraps findings on hoarding classified documents.

The U.S. Justice Department says Hazleton's method of electing council members citywide instead of by districts illegally dilutes the political power of its Hispanic voters.

The goal is to prevent young people from getting a criminal record and time in jail, giving them a better shot at reducing recidivism.

The lawyers agreed in a letter to the court that the deadline to bring an indictment against Luigi Mangione can be extended from Jan. 18 to Feb. 17.

The FBI said the man who intentionally drove a pickup truck into crowds on Bourbon Street early on New Year's Day acted alone.

The truck explosion came hours after a driver rammed a truck into a crowd in New Orleans’ famed French Quarter early on New Year’s Day, killing at least 15 people.

The attack unfolded on Bourbon Street, known worldwide as one of the largest destinations for New Year’s Eve parties.