Courts & Law

Catholic Social Services, which is affiliated with the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, says its religious views keep it from certifying same-sex couples as foster parents.

Voters in 2020 push for drug reform. Several states approve marijuana for recreational use. Oregon votes to decriminalize possession of small amounts of hard drugs.

There have been no reports of fraud or any type of ballot concerns out of Pennsylvania. The state received more than 3.1 million mail-in ballots that take time to count.

A judge has ruled the John Dougherty case will be divided into two trials because a single proceeding would “unduly prejudice” the defendants in the case.

Morning Edition host Jennifer Lynn speaks with WHYY’s community contributors and engagement editor Chris Norris about the Walter Wallace Jr. footage.

The suit claims the rules allow excess pollution at natural gas processing stations, landfills and chemical plants.

Delaware is far behind its neighbors in how many wrongfully convicted people get exonerated. It’s a discrepancy targeted by the state’s newly formed Innocence Project.

Morning Edition host Jennifer Lynn speaks with WHYY political reporter Katie Meyer about how the most recent Supreme Court rulings affect Pa.

More than a dozen officers surrounded an SUV in West Philadelphia, beat two passengers, and separated a two-year-old boy from his mother for several hours.

The curfew will run until 6 a.m. Saturday. It is the second imposed since Monday’s shooting of Walter Wallace Jr. by police officers in West Philadelphia.

Activist and school teacher Anthony Smith was arrested Wednesday on federal charges. Friends say it’s a political stunt and that he’s innocent.

Earlier this week, Mayor Jim Kenney said the National Guard was called in for "what's going on in the streets right now."

Days after officers fatally shot Walter Wallace Jr., the Philadelphia Police Department is seeking $14 million in new funding to equip thousands of officers with Tasers.

Attorney Shaka Johnson described as-yet-unseen footage that shows the minutes before two unnamed officers fatally shot Walter Wallace Jr.

Anthony Smith and three others charged in the federal indictment face a mandatory minimum of seven years in prison if convicted.