Courts & Law

A judge has halted the first execution of a female federal inmate in nearly seven decades, saying a court must first determine whether the Kansas woman is mentally competent.

Philadelphia CARES offers families services immediately after a murder. The program launched in 2018 thanks to a $1 million grant.

The mayor emphasized he supports the First Amendment right to free speech.

Sen. Dick Durbin, the incoming chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Rep. Ayanna Pressley are unveiling legislation that would seek to end federal capital punishment.

The bar association said it received "hundreds of complaints in recent months" about Giuliani, deciding Monday to launch a "historic" inquiry into the president's attorney.

The detective’s assignment has been changed pending the outcome of the investigation. 

In an exclusive interview with NPR, the top federal prosecutor for the District of Columbia describes how investigators are building their case.

Two men accused of joining a mob of Trump’s supporters that stormed the Capitol — one wearing a horned, fur hat and the other carrying Pelosi's lectern were arrested Saturday.

Camden County officials said there were 2,796 criminal activity reports logged in the city during 2020, compared to 3,298 in 2019.

A federal judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration’s most sweeping set of asylum restrictions less than two weeks before President-elect Joe Biden takes office.

The civil lawsuit was filed in federal court Friday. It seeks to overturn the results of an electrical workers union’s election last summer.

The city had just under 500 murders last year — the most in three decades. So far, 2021 isn’t shaping up to be much better.

Miya Ponsetto, 22, was jailed Thursday in Ventura County, a spokesperson for the sheriff's office there said. It wasn't immediately clear what charges she might face.

The first step to quelling an insurrection is installing a competent government, said author and Navy veteran Malcolm Nance.

The U.S. Capitol Police said in a statement that Officer Brian D. Sicknick was injured “while physically engaging with protesters" during the Wednesday riot.