Courts & Law

The Philly District Attorney’s office has begun diverting young people into an after-school arts program for a chance to expunge their records.

Philadelphia police are searching for a man accused of following multiple women home and in some cases sexually assaulting them before getting away.

In March, the organization says, the county prison said it required court documentation or a letter verifying an attorney-client relationship.

Delaware’s first Black Supreme Court justice joins an effort to improve diversity among the state’s judiciary.

DuPont, 3M say they will ‘vigorously’ defend claims they knew chemicals were toxic since 1960s.

COVID-19 cases are on the decline, so select facilities will allow incarcerated people to have visitors for the first time since March 2020.

State Sen. Darius Brown faces misdemeanor charges after a woman accused him of punching her in the face at a Wilmington area restaurant.

If enough evidence is found, the Trump Organization could face criminal charges from two New York prosecutors: the New York State Attorney General and the Manhattan DA.

The win is seen as a boost for the district attorney’s progressive policies and the criminal justice reform movement nationwide.

A new program run by the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund seeking to launch the next generation of civil rights lawyers has named its inaugural class of 10 scholars.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday against warrantless searches by police and seizures in the home.

A Philadelphia City Council committee overwhelmingly passed legislation laying out the duties and powers of the new Citizens Police Oversight Commission.

Charges have been dismissed against a former Philadelphia SWAT officer who was caught on video pepper-spraying protesters on the I-676 during a BLM protest last summer.

Subpoenas reviewed by Spotlight PA and The Philadelphia Inquirer lay bare the scope of the federal investigation into Pennsylvania's $64 billion public school pension fund.

After the murder conviction of Derek Chauvin, Black police officers in America are considering what's changed and what hasn't in the year since George Floyd's death.