Courts & Law

Cosby has served more than two years of a three- to 10-year sentence at a state prison near Philly. He had vowed to serve all 10 years rather than acknowledge any remorse.

Defense attorneys play an important role in re-imagining community safety. But less attention has been paid to the election of reform-minded judges.

Brown says he was the victim of a Craigslist scam. The rightful homeowner spent years fighting to get father’s property back.

The Department of Justice is shifting away from the Trump administration's effort to decertify the union that represents immigration judges.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to lift a ban on evictions for tenants who have failed to pay all or some rent during the coronavirus pandemic.

New Jersey had fought to keep the company from building the pipeline on state-controlled conservation land.

Data analysis by the office found Philadelphia’s Department of Prisons is losing correctional officers at a faster pace than it’s releasing prisoners.

As part of a civil lawsuit settlement, the N.J. DOC has agreed to make it customary for prisoners to be assigned a jail stay in line with their gender identity.

Johnson & Johnson has agreed to pay $230 million to New York state to settle claims that the pharmaceutical giant helped fuel the opioid crisis.

Opening statements in the second phase of a trial are scheduled for Tuesday to determine whether Jarrod Ramos was legally sane at the time of the mass shooting.

The order from the Pennsylvania Supreme Court comes amid declining COVID-19 infections, and mostly mirrors what county court systems were already doing.

Rutgers Law School in Camden has launched a statewide effort to help exonerate people who have been convicted of crimes they did not commit.

The punishment exceeds the state's minimum guidelines but falls short of prosecutors' request of a 30-year sentence.

Judge Peter Cahill denied the request Friday, saying defense attorney Eric Nelson has not shown that abused its discretion and denied Chauvin the right to a fair trial.

Bahaa Dawara was sentenced for setting fire to his family's Old City hookah bar and lounge for insurance money in 2018.