Courts & Law

The complaint effectively asks a state judge to allow an ongoing lawsuit against opioid manufacturers to continue, which the settlement jeopardizes.

The event comes as Philadelphia City Council considers a bill that would bar police from pulling over people solely for minor traffic violations.

A settlement involving many states, including Pennsylvania, might not be good enough for city officials.

The 5-2 decision ended plaintiff Renee Rice's legal effort to recover damages from the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown for allegedly covering up and facilitating sex abuse.

The Atlantic County prosecutor, Damon Tyner, resigned Tuesday after facing multiple lawsuits and ethics complaints.

Critics say the EPA doesn’t adequately enforce civil rights complaints. Biden vowed change, and the agency is pursuing a case on the natural gas power plant.

Some experts say the abuses over the past four years compel the legal profession to perform some deeper soul-searching.

A jury still found two Pa. constables guilty on a lesser charge: failing to disclose wages they made while working on behalf of Energy Transfer.

Marty Watson had just put gas in her tank when the episode started. Police have not responded to a request for comment.

The effort was called Operation 24/7, with more than a dozen agencies targeting online child predators in the Garden State.

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Brenda Penny on Wednesday approved Spears hiring former federal prosecutor Mathew Rosengart to represent her.

A federal lawsuit claims forcing children to wear masks in schools is unconstitutional, and impedes learning.

An N.J. Superior Court judge ordered that Edward Cagney Mathews remain in custody until his trial on harassment and bias crime charges.

The money will go into a trust fund for remediation such as filtration systems for contaminated water, sampling, and environmental justice grants.

Musk testified in a Tesla shareholder lawsuit against him. He's the latest business celebrity to appear in Delaware Chancery Court.