Courts & Law

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.

There is no database that logs if people who were once convicted of a felony register to vote or even if they do vote.

Why a system that's supposed to keep people out of jail putting so many people at risk of incarceration in Pennsylvania.

FBI agents have interviewed current or former state employees in recent weeks about the Mariner East project and the construction permits.

Police widow Maureen Faulkner is trying again to have Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner's office removed from the latest appeal over her husband's 1981 traffic stop.

The U.S. Supreme Court will decide if the Obama-era immigration decision — which affects 4,700 Pennsylvanians — was an executive overreach.

The Supreme Court is taking up the Trump administration’s plan to end legal protections that shield 660,000 immigrants from deportation.

Maria Del Carmen Diaz works full time, often pulling 60-hour weeks cleaning houses across Philadelphia for more than two dozen families.

An Inquirer/The Caucus investigation detailed abuses of power by Superintendent John Reilly. A new oversight board hopes to prevent future impropriety.

PennEast Pipeline LLC suffered a potentially huge setback when a federal court Tuesday denied the company’s bid to rehear a case.

What happened to the people who shared their stories amid the #MeToo movement? Many say they've paid a high emotional and financial cost for discussing their harassment cases.

Kratz is accused of murdering a young man on a Bucks County farm and helping his cousin burn and bury two more. He faces life in prison if convicted.

Kratz is charged with three counts of first-degree murder. He rejected a plea deal that resulted in cousin Cosmo DiNardo serving four life sentences.

The Pennsylvania Department of Health has revoked Hahnemann University Hospital’s state license.