Courts & Law

Philadelphia police will be staffed in case of emergency Saturday through Inauguration Day. Commissioner Outlaw says other law enforcement are on call.

Kevin Seefried and his son Hunter face federal charges stemming from the storming of what President-elect Biden calls the “cradle of liberty.”

His alleged crime appears to be separate from a different high-profile incident, in which Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick was struck and killed.

McSwain, who was appointed by President Donald Trump, was known for echoing the president’s priorities.

Getting hit by a rubber bullet helped Judith Max Palmer understand the wanton violence that Black communities experience too often at the hands of police.

The attorney general's office wrote in a Monday letter to Judge John Boccabella that no legal impediment prevents him from enforcing the minimum jail sentence of two months.

The Supreme Court ordered Tuesday that women must visit a doctor's office, hospital or clinic in person to obtain an abortion pill during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Reversing the decision of a federal judge in Philadelphia, the appeals court panel ruled, 2-1, that Safehouse would violate U.S. 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.