Courts & Law

During nationwide Black Lives Matter protests, law enforcement agencies have increasingly been using tear gas — traditionally used as a measure of last resort — offensively.

This time around, Democrats said they're suspicious of Barr. They said he misrepresented findings of an earlier investigation, by Robert Mueller, to benefit Trump.

Lawyers for video-sharing app TikTok are preparing a lawsuit that challenges President Trump's executive order banning the hugely popular service from the U.S.

Poet and lawyer Reginald Dwayne Betts talks about how his years in prison lead him to poetry and criminal justice reform.

The three women say the state’s policy barring “hoodies, hats or headgear” at these facilities amounts to religious and gender discrimination.

There are allegations that executives diverted millions of dollars for lavish personal trips, no-show contracts for associates and other questionable expenditures.

Since the day Trump took office, the ACLU has filed 237 lawsuits against the administration and about 160 other legal actions, including FOIA requests and ethics complaints.

Johnson-Harrell was released from jail in April because of the coronavirus pandemic, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported.

The N.J. GOP sued to block a plan allowing the Murphy administration to borrow up to $9.9 billion in response to COVID-19-related revenue shortfalls.

The instances spanned 40 states and D.C., and allege excessive force by state and local police, and National Guard troops and federal agents against racial justice protesters.

A lawsuit alleging that TikTok collects and sends American users' data to China could cost the company hundreds of millions of dollars.

Zamar Jones, who was playing on his porch, was struck in the head as adults exchanged gunfire. He died Monday, the District Attorney’s Office said.

After her husband and son were shot by a lawyer who espoused misogynistic beliefs, Esther Salas is calling for more protections for federal judges.

Even as the ruling opened old wounds, it raised familiar questions about whether Tsarnaev can receive a fair hearing in the city where the bombs exploded.

Morning Edition host Jennifer Lynn talks with Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner about how he wished he were involved in planning police response to protests.