Courts & Law

Two judges noted that the defense attorney objected to the prosecutor’s comments about “The Shining” and that the trial judge sustained the objection.

Public Utility Commission approves settlement, calls for 'remaining life' study

Four other councilmembers joined Helen Gym to sponsor the resolution.

They say the state should count people as residents of the counties where they lived before being arrested, not of the counties where they’re serving their sentences.

Safehouse organizers have said they plan to open it sometime next week and offer services four hours a day.

Historically, these proceedings have effectively occurred off-the-record. There’s no stenographer and the public isn’t allowed to record what happens.

The Trump administration can withhold millions of dollars in law enforcement grants to force states to cooperate with U.S. immigration enforcement

The protests outside Shapiro’s offices were organized by several reform organizations including the Coalition to Abolish Death by Incarceration.

U.S. Attorney William McSwain’s suit to stop the facility “overlooks the complexity” of the situation, the judge said.

The Phillies unveiled a revamped Phanatic with subtle changes at spring training.

A Rastafarian who is incarcerated has been in solitary confinement for a year. The jail’s warden said he can get out if he cuts his hair.

The lawsuit blames the “rolling bypass’’ policy and staffing levels. A judge ruled that the firefighters’ constitutional rights were not violated, but plaintiffs will appeal.

Harvey Weinstein was convicted Monday at his sexual assault trial, sealing his dizzying fall from powerful Hollywood studio boss to archvillain of the #MeToo movement.

The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia ruled the city did not target the agency because of its religious beliefs

State attorneys general are finding a national settlement over the toll of opioids to be elusive, as some lawyers are renewing public criticism of the proposed deal.