Courts & Law

The request is part of a larger package to reconcile the city’s budget from the last fiscal year.

The panel of judges upheld the federal district court's decision from last year, teeing up a possible case in front of the U.S. Supreme Court.

In court, Trump's lawyers must walk a precarious line between advocating for their client and upholding their professional oath.

In the Capitol, both Democrats and Republicans are calling for the release of ill and geriatric prisoners, but advocates fear it might already be too late.

We discuss the Republican challenge to the Affordable Care Act that is before the Supreme Court.

While members of the LGBTQ community are relieved at Joe Biden’s win, there’s still concern the new-look Supreme Court could threaten their rights.

The criminal investigation describes the man buying 36 guns in less than three months across eight counties, including Philadelphia, Montgomery, Bucks and Chester.

Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Brett Kavanaugh, among the conservative justices, appeared in two hours of arguments to be unwilling to strike down the entire law.

A federal judge has ordered the pretrial release to Anthony Smith, a Philadelphia social studies teacher and organizer with Philly for REAL Justice.

Whether the Affordable Care Act stays, goes, or is significantly changed, will affect the way life is lived in the U.S.

We need justice system leaders to more carefully consider who they’re bringing into the system, and why, writes the chief public defender for Philadelphia.

ACLU says its clients behind Fort Dix’s bars report substandard medical care.

Police confirmed a bomb threat was called in targeting the shopping mall, located near the offices of the Inquirer and the Pennsylvania Convention Center.

The suspect has described coronavirus as a “psyop” and appears to justify killing people responsible for the pandemic in blog posts published to accounts he owns.

Catholic Social Services, which is affiliated with the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, says its religious views keep it from certifying same-sex couples as foster parents.