Courts & Law

President Trump pardoned 15 people, including GOP allies, a 2016 campaign official ensnared in the Russia probe and former government contractors convicted in a massacre.

The 4-3 decision said the state constitution's privacy protections are greater than the U.S. Constitution's and that those protections extend to vehicles.

White supremacists plotted to attack power stations in the southeastern U.S.

Lawyers and judges around the state already lining up supporters and trying to figure out if they can raise enough money to win.

The lapses put 128 of the facility’s 154 residents in “immediate jeopardy,” according to the Health Department.

The prison system has never tested all of its staff for COVID-19. Officials pledge to release the results in January.

The Thompson family spent two years in “sanctuary” to avoid deportation. Reversing course, ICE now says they can stay in the country.

The statewide policy — which was last updated two decades ago — will emphasize de-escalation techniques and prohibit officers from using force except as a last resort.

The three liberal justices dissented, saying the effort to exclude people in the country from the population for divvying up House seats is unlawful.

State corrections officials say they are following the law in protecting medical information, but family and advocates contend they could do more when prisoners get sick.

After years of false starts, the New Jersey Legislature on Thursday passed a bill to set up the state’s budding recreational marijuana market.

Investigators say the plot by the anti-government extremists was because they were angry over her coronavirus policies.

A divided court denied the request by Maureen Faulkner, the widow of slain Officer Daniel Faulkner, to disqualify the Philly DA's from continuing to work on the matter.

In an attempt to further criminal justice reform efforts, township officials have secured federal funding to equip its officers with the cameras.

Morning Edition host Jennifer Lynn speaks with Philadelphia trial lawyer Joe Oxman about COVID-19’s effect on the legal system in Pennsylvania.