Courts & Law

Donald Trump’s lawyers have a simple objective as they open their defense at the former president’s impeachment trial: Don’t lose any Republican votes.

“Philadelphians demand even-handed justice and we are trying our very best to give them exactly that,” District Attorney Larry Krasner wrote in a statement.

Wednesday marks one year since Danielle Outlaw became the first Black woman to lead Philly’s Police Department — a year that saw surging homicides and police brutality.

Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw has suspended the 27-year-old officer with the intent to dismiss him after 30 days.

The source was incredulous that the team had not anticipated nor prepared for the highly charged and emotional appeal that Democrats would make at the opening of trial.

Castor acknowledged that President Biden lawfully won the 2020 election — something his client, Trump, has never admitted.

Prisoners are suing Cumberland officials over conditions inside the county jail and accusing them of mistreatment. A county commissioner says otherwise.

In response to a surge in gun violence, Philadelphia has added four homicide investigators and specially-trained detectives are monitoring social media.

Gov. Wolf let the deadline pass without filing an appeal of Commonwealth Court's divided decision that the Marsy's Law state constitutional amendment bundled too many changes.

Charles Peruto will run against Krasner as a Republican, but said he will drop out if Krasner loses the Democratic primary in May.

Expanding access to benefits comes at a time when schools are experiencing declines in enrollment, and more people are going hungry.

Rachel Powell, 40, a mother of eight children, stopped short of confirming to The New Yorker magazine this week that she had bashed in a window.

Sanjay Bhatnagar’s federal suit also claims he didn’t receive due process but “white-skinned Christian women’’ on the county legal team got slack.

"Human error" by the Department of State derailed a constitutional amendment on whether survivors of decades-old sexual abuse should be able to sue.

The former president is accused of having incited a mob of his supporters on Jan. 6, leading to the insurrection at the Capitol.