Courts & Law

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.

A Bucks County jury has reached a mixed verdict in the case of Sean Kratz, convicting him of first- and second-degree murder, and finding him guilty of voluntary manslaughter.

The company is looking to overturn a decision that denied its bid to condemn state-owned lands for $1 billion pipeline project.

Affected would be those convicted of nonviolent drug and property offenses. Current inmates could petition for early release under the new policy.

Philadelphia City Council unanimously passed a bill Thursday that will provide lawyers to low-income tenants facing eviction.

The federal government has guidelines for how imprisoned transgender inmates should be treated. But a recent Philadelphia case shows those rules aren’t always followed.

The jury deliberated for more than six hours, returning to the Doylestown courtroom after nearly three hours with a series of questions for the judge.

Speaking in Philadelphia, Judy Shepard acknowledged progress and worried about complacency as violent hate crimes hit a 16 year high.

Waste Management’s construction landfill south of Wilmington is suing New Castle County over a new law that caps its height, even as it violates air emission permits.

The city has already paid more than half a million dollars to settle claims involving the outgoing official.

The Philadelphia Bail Fund found 90% of folks they helped still showed up for court.

The nine-member court's decision is expected by June, at the height of the 2020 presidential campaign.

The U.S. Supreme Court is weighing two interpretations of a Reconstruction-era law created to protect against racial discrimination.