Courts & Law

The waiver applies to any code violation notices given out in the last month, including for all forms of disorderly conduct as well as failure to disperse.

They made it more difficult for women to get access to birth control as part of their health plans if their employer has a religious or moral objection to contraceptives.

In the lawsuit, the plaintiffs argue that because churches and retailers have been allowed to open in the state, the movie theaters should be permitted to reopen as well.

“You’re basically taking away money from the landlord,” argued Paul Cohen, an attorney for The Homeowners Association of Philadelphia.

As police continue to stop and frisk Black Americans at higher rates than whites in the city, Black groups renewed demands that Mayor Kenney end the law enforcement tactic.

Del. police have shot 56 people since 2005, but no officer has ever been charged with a crime — even when prosecutors wanted to. Now, change could be coming.

So-called faithless electors have not been critical to the outcome of a presidential election, but that could change in a race decided by just a few electoral votes.

Cosby's appeal is playing out as protests erupt over racial inequality. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court is expected to hear arguments in the case next year.

In a tweet, the department said that Jaron Jones was one of those depicted in the photos, which were taken sometime after McClain's death last summer.

Originally, New Jersey said all troopers would have been outfitted with body cameras by 2019.

Pa.'s Attorney General has filed criminal charges against Cabot Oil and Gas — over 10 years after problems surfaced in Dimock, which became ground-zero in the fracking debate.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has been advancing the White House’s judicial candidates with single-minded focus. Two hundred have been confirmed.

The high court’s action will keep the documents out of congressional hands at least until the case is resolved, which is not likely to happen before 2021.

Jose de Marco sent the funerary wreath to Philadelphia Managing Director Brian Abernathy after a man died of coronavirus in a city homeless shelter.

Terrance Lewis’ legal victory comes just over one year after a Philly judge overturned his conviction. He was freed from prison after 21 years.