Courts & Law

Those charged include employees from the international security firm Tiger Swan.

Victims who were previously barred from suing because they didn’t act during the allotted time period now have a two-year window to file claims.

The U.S. Attorney's Office for the SDNY and FBI investigators are making their way through what prosecutor Douglas Zolkind called a "voluminous" amount of evidence in the case

Attorneys at the Defender Association of Philadelphia say unionization will help them better serve clients in criminal court.

Any sexual abuse survivor, abused at any time in N.J., can sue their abuser even if previously blocked by statute of limitations, for the next two years.

When Pennsylvania overhauled its child sexual abuse laws after a years-long battle, absent from the bill-signing ceremony were some of the people who had worked hard.

Carmela Apolonio Hernandez has been living in sanctuary for almost two years since ICE tried to deport her family. She begins fasting today in protest.

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.