Courts & Law

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

The Federal Trade Commission’s action announced Monday goes to the heart of the tech industry’s lucrative business model.

As U.S. Attorney William McSwain's tenure likely nears its end with Biden set to take office next month, there’s no sign that any sweeping church indictment is afoot.

Because of rising COVID-19 cases in the prison facilities, the Philadelphia Community Bail Fund had hoped to free 20 to 30 people incarcerated pretrial.

The president vowed to "fight on" after the nation's highest court tossed a Texas lawsuit challenging the election results. The reaction from his allies has been subdued.

Pennsylvania may continue to enforce its mask mandate and perform contact tracing, a federal judge decided Friday.

Nearly 200 people incarcerated in Philadelphia prisons are currently infected with COVID-19. Less than a month ago, that total was just over 20.

Authorities say a Delaware police officer was wounded and an attempted murder suspect from Pennsylvania shot and killed in an exchange of gunfire at a motel in Delaware.

The House of Representatives recently passed two landmark bills that could pave the way for cannabis legalization nationwide. We take a look at those bills.

106 members of Congress and multiple state attorneys general signed onto the case even as some have predicted it will fail.

The lawsuit from the Texas attorney general demands that the 62 total Electoral College votes in Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin be invalidated.

A federal grand jury has indicted Hassan Elliott and three co-defendants in connection to the shooting death of Sgt. James O’Connor in March.

Philadelphia voters approved a new independent commission for people to file complaints against the police last month. The old one was criticized as ineffective.

In 2019, many of the state’s roughly 500 district judges only had courtroom appearances scheduled a few days a week.

Officials in the states targeted in the suit — Georgia, Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania — derided it as nothing more than an unfounded publicity stunt.