Courts & Law

Philly's district attorney joined more than a dozen prosecutors and other state and local government officials from around the U.S. in signing onto an amicus legal brief.

Sheriff Fred Harran said the agreement will improve public safety, but activists and community members disagree.

A Black worker who was let go from his job in Pennsylvania claimed he was fired after working there for a month because of a previous felony drug conviction.

The justices acted on an appeal filed by the Republican National Committee, the state GOP and the Republican-majority election board in Butler County.

Hundreds of new signs could be posted in public parks threatening $2,000 fines for dogs in animal-free zones, if a new bill in Philadelphia City Council becomes law.

A new N.J law establishes penalties for inciting a public brawl. It’s designed to stop young people from organizing pop-up parties on social media.

Mayor Ras Baraka says the Trump-appointed attorney had pursued the case out of political spite. Baraka was denied entry to Delaney Hall and arrested on May 9.

The criminals posed as federal agents and told victims they were being investigated. A New York man has pleaded guilty in the ongoing investigation.

The lawsuits were filed on similar grounds, saying Trump's complaint that public media is biased against conservatives represents viewpoint discrimination.

This pushes the total number of people who could be newly exposed to deportation to nearly 1 million.

Sonya McKnight was convicted last month on attempted homicide and aggravated assault charges.

As acting deputy attorney general, Bove has been at the center of some of the department’s most scrutinized actions since Trump’s return to the White House in January.

Andre Gordon entered the plea at the county's justice center on Wednesday morning, and was then sentenced to three life sentences in prison without the possibility of parole.

The lawsuit from NPR and three local stations argues that Trump’s executive order to slash public subsidies to PBS and NPR violates the First Amendment.

Some picks have drawn Senate pushback because of their politics and, in certain cases, lack of robust legal experience.