Courts & Law

A rally in Charlottesville exposed the violence of the nation's white nationalist movement. Now, victims of that violence want the courts to hold the organizers accountable.

More states have been relying on such laws in an attempt to prevent gun deaths by allowing people to tell law enforcement about warning signs of potential violence.

Under the settlement, the Sackler family would give up ownership of the company and Purdue Pharma would supply its addiction treatment drugs free to the public.

Local attorneys hope the landmark Oklahoma decision against the powerhouse drug manufacturer will set a precedent for similar cases in Pennsylvania.

An N.J. court has overturned a ruling that put a controversial new law allowing terminally ill patients to end their lives with medical help on hold.

Rapper Meek Mill has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor gun charge to resolve a case that's kept him on probation for most of his adult life.

Lawsuit alleges company withheld required pollution data after Dec. 24 fire

An Oklahoma judge found Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiaries helped fuel the opioid crisis and ordered the consumer products giant to pay $572M to clean up the problem.

A federal appeals court is reversing a lower court ruling that the Pa. House's policy barring atheists from delivering invocations doesn't violate the U.S. Constitution.

The 86-year-old justice just wrapped up weeks of treatment after a new cancerous tumor was found on her pancreas. Doctors say there's no evidence of cancer elsewhere.

Delaware’s largest hospital system will conduct an independent review of medical and behavioral health care services in the state’s prisons.

The misconduct lawsuit that unraveled ex-Commissioner Richard Ross’s career is one of dozens in recent years.

Deputy Police Commissioner Dennis Wilson says PhillyUnsolvedMurders.com can help restart investigations when the trail has gone cold, by asking for anonymous tips.

Pa. commission is holding hearings this week in Philly, Harrisburg and Pittsburgh to get feedback on its latest effort to make its criminal sentencing process more objective.

Participants at a Trenton workshop said funders and others looking to measure progress may not see it in the strategy of aiding drug users where they are.