Courts & Law

Who will sit on it, how they will be selected, what its budget will be, its duties and powers — all of that will be finalized in the coming weeks.

President Donald Trump’s hopes for staying in the White House hinge on a battery of legal complaints filed by a Philadelphia lawyer with a revealing past.

The campaign of Sen. Joe Scarnati is appealing the dismissal of a lawsuit seeking thousands in fees for providing records of campaign expenses to a Spotlight PA journalist.

Leo Dignam, a former city assistant managing director, is one of three people charged by the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

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.