Courts & Law

The high court has not agreed to take the case, but wants Gov. Tom Wolf to provide more information about the claim that his closure order is unconstitutional.

Williams was convicted of accepting bribes from two wealthy businessmen.

150 years ago this week, Philadelphia was the site of a historic, but little-known march celebrating the ratification of the 15th Amendment giving black men the right to vote.

Fired Philly cop Sequeta Williams says the five-part documentary defamed her. Rappers Meek Mill and Jay-Z are currently named as defendants.

In one incident, a woman lowered her mask, said "B----, I don't have the virus,” and spit in another woman's face, according to Philadelphia police.

Government accountability advocates say Wolf’s administration has fallen short during the COVID-19 crisis, withholding critical public documents.

With little opportunity to socially distance, the coronavirus is spreading in Philly's four jails. There are more cases in those facilities than in all of Pa.'s state prisons.

The Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office has filed charges against the parents of a 4-year-old girl in connection with her shooting death.

Ten plaintiffs are seeking a class-action case on behalf of roughly 4,000 incarcerated at county facilities

In October, a jury found Michael White not guilty of fatally stabbing Sean Schellenger. Now, Schellenger’s family is seeking damages in civil court.

The city wants to be reimbursed for costs incurred by its hazardous materials team after June’s explosion, fire at Philadelphia Energy Solutions’ complex.

The city’s Federal Detention Center has so far reported zero cases of the coronavirus.

The Defenders Association has withdrawn all cases before Judge Anne Marie Coyle, citing her denial of every motion for emergency release.

Investigators slammed New Jersey for failing to curb rampant sexual abuse at the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women.

Two men are facing are variety of charges after they were caught with dozens of undersized Atlantic striped bass, state officials announced.