Courts & Law

Pennsylvania’s high court will consider whether it’s unconstitutional to sentence certain juveniles to 50 years behind bars.

Attorneys for some 2,000 local governments say they have agreed to a tentative settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma over the toll of the nation's opioid crisis.

The Pa. Supreme Court will consider whether the state's death penalty statute amounts to cruel, arbitrary punishment that's too often reserved for black and poor defendants.

The use of civil asset forfeiture increased slightly in Philadelphia last year, despite the election of District Attorney Larry Krasner, a critic of the practice.

The first public hearing about the social media database this week was nearly eclipsed by all the other Philly police scandals this summer.

"The Sacklers refused to budge," the email concluded, "and have declined to offer any counterproposal."

The goal: better community relations with fewer confrontations.

Sources familiar with negotiations between Purdue, multiple state attorneys general and lawyers have said the talks are essentially at a standstill.

The nonprofit faced off Thurs. against federal prosecutors on whether a Philly supervised injection site will violate the Controlled Substances Act.

Robert Brennan faces “falsehood” charges because of PA’s short statute of limitations on abuse.

The legality of a supervised injection site isn’t the only thing at stake. This is about far more than the law.

The residency slots sold for $55 million at auction as part of Chapter 11 proceedings, pending the judge’s approval. He says he’ll rule Thursday afternoon.

By pooling resources with community organizations, the District Attorney’s Office launches a resource hub with the hope of preventing crime in the city.

Authorities announced the arrest of Theodore Dill Donahue on charges of murder and other counts in the 1991 death of his 27-year-old girlfriend, Denise Sharon Kulb.

The Federal Trade Commission fined Google $136 million. The company will pay an additional $34 million to New York state to resolve similar allegations.