Courts & Law

The nomination has become a political lightning rod as Democrats charge that Republicans are rushing it to get Barrett confirmed before the Nov. 3 election.

Gun violence is tearing families and communities apart, but many Philadelphians are also stepping forward with ideas for how to root out the epidemic.

Republicans, who control the Senate, are moving at a breakneck pace to seat Judge Amy Coney Barrett before the Nov. 3 election to secure Trump's pick.

The Senate Judiciary Committee starts confirmation hearings on Monday for President Trump’s latest Supreme Court nominee, Judge Amy Coney Barrett.

The nomination poses a politically risky test for lawmakers as they try to probe Barrett's views on issues of abortion, health care access and gay marriage.

The revelation has sparked scrutiny of rallies that were organized by conservative groups opposed to the Democratic governor's orders and egged on by President Donald Trump.

A federal judge in Pennsylvania rejected a suit from President Donald Trump’s campaign that sought to bar use of mail ballot drop boxes across the state.

The city of Philadelphia announced Friday a new initiative to improve police response to 911 calls coming from people having a behavioral health crisis.

Former police Officer Eric Ruch, Jr. is being held without bail after turning himself in Friday morning. He was fired in 2018.

The arrest is said to stem from a Sept. 8 demonstration outside the Virgina home of Immigration and Customs Enforcement acting director Tony Pham.

The president's lawsuit connected to his now-famous "Bad things happen in Philadelphia" quote has been rejected.

We discuss hair discrimination and the CROWN Act, which passed recently in the U.S. House and would ban discrimination based on hairstyles.

Michigan's attorney general said the Democratic governor was consistently updated about the investigation over the past couple months.

At the center of that shared philosophy is a strict form of constitutional interpretation called originalism, which Scalia championed.

The court did little more than defer its first action on an abortion-related issue since the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg last month.