Courts & Law

Dougherty and his co-defendants, including Councilmember Bobby Henon, will appear before a judge in September 2020.

Dion Wilson had been profane and angry at earlier meetings but that didn’t give Hanifa Shabazz to deny him the right to address members Sept. 19.

The swing vote for decades on the U.S. Supreme Court, Anthony Kennedy was awarded the Liberty Medal in Philadelphia. He called for tolerance and civic discourse.

Measure would benefit aging veterans who now lose $250 property-tax deduction when they move to a retirement community.

At issue is whether the state should have reduced funds to employers who hire people with intellectual disabilities.

Chief Judge Beryl Howell signed an opinion that rejected the Justice Department's argument that it must preserve the secrecy of grand jury and other material.

In 2015 Tamika Montgomery-Reeves became Delaware Chancery Court’s first black member. The governor just nominated her to break the race barrier on the Supreme Court.

Years before federal authorities charged Imad and Bahaa Dawara with torching their Old City business, former employees say the pair stole their wages.

Federal judges could reconsider a ruling allowing SEPTA to refuse to run ads about housing discrimination.

Opponents of the victims’ rights amendment say it’s too broad and would cause “immediate and irreparable harm” to the accused. Marsy’s Law backers firmly disagree.

A year ago, a gunman killed 11 people at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh. Prosecutors are seeking a death sentence. Here's why some survivors object.

Industry advocate calls hearings a ‘last-ditch effort’ to stop legally permitted project.

The Pagans now have 17 chapters, the state Commission of Investigation says, up from 10 a few years ago, and some of its members continue to break the law.

Police have arrested a suspect in the shooting death of 2-year-old Nikolette Rivera.

Speakers at a Tuesday press conference in Trenton highlighted the recommendations, which involved issues of addiction, health care, jobs, housing and the law.