Courts & Law

Members of a Pa. Supreme Court-appointed task force say grand jury reports raise “considerable due process concerns.”

Assailants may no longer be able to claim they acted in the heat of the moment when they learned of the victim's sexual orientation or gender identity.

The U.S. Supreme Court announced Monday that it will not consider an appeal filed by convicted killer Adnan Syed.

A New Jersey woman has been convicted of vehicular homicide in the death of a pedestrian that prosecutors said occurred as the driver was texting.

Sandusky again asserted his innocence, choked up twice in brief remarks to the judge and told his supporters he loves them.

Drug recognition experts testify about whether a driver was under the influence. But critics call it “junk science.”

People from Adams and Philadelphia counties are hoping their shared views on the criminal justice system can make a difference.

A manhunt is underway at the Jersey Shore for a man who authorities say exchanged gunfire with a police officer Thursday morning.

Authorities in Philadelphia say at least one man exchanged gunfire with police as he was getting off a bus and an officer suffered a graze wound.

Media mogul Byron Allen says Comcast wouldn't carry his channels because he's black. How this Supreme Court case affect other civil rights cases in the future.

The Supreme Court heard oral arguments last week on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which provides protections for immigrant children.

They’ll now get at least 42½ hours per week out of their cell, and will be allowed to eat and attend religious services with other inmates.

Pa. leads the nation in prosecuting drug overdose deaths as homicides. Why it may not be doing much to help stop the opioid epidemic.

Judge Jeffrey L. Finley sentenced Sean Kratz to life in prison plus 18 to 36 years after Bucks County prosecutors took the death penalty off the table.

Roger Stone, a veteran Republican political operative and longtime confidant of Donald Trump, was found guilty by a federal jury in Washington, D.C.