Courts & Law

Weaver, who was the subject of a WHYY podcast in 2018 for his work as an educator, faces up to 19 years in prison.

Jails face increasing pressures as they house large numbers of mentally ill and addicted inmates. But the policies that contributed to this problem are decades in the making.

South Jersey power broker George Norcross failed to stop a task force from releasing its report that puts him and his allies in an unfavorable light.

Less than a week after a judge cleared the way for VisionQuest to open a center for immigrant youth in North Philly, the plans are back on hold.

The first-of-its-kind fund in the Garden State will offer financial settlements to survivors of clergy sex abuse and comes amid an investigation by state AG Gurbir Grewal.

Such a deal could funnel billions of dollars to American communities struggling with the addiction crisis while restoring stability to one of America's biggest industries.

A retired federal judge best known for sending two corrupt judges to prison for their role in a notorious Pennsylvania juvenile justice scandal has died.

A Common Pleas court judge has cleared the way for a controversial facility to house immigrant minors to open in North Philadelphia.

Drivers in Bucks and Montgomery counties account for $2 million in unpaid Pa. Turnpike tolls. The most egregious scofflaws could face criminal charges.

The former sex-trafficking website Backpage.com is losing its LLC formations in Delaware six months after the state Attorney General filed a complaint.

A Pennsylvania court has ruled that an evolving legal landscape means a woman can pursue her lawsuit claiming church officials worked to conceal her alleged molestation.

In a move experts call highly unusual, Philadelphia officials are refusing to name the cybersecurity firm the city has contracted to help clean up the court system.

The New Jersey Legislature has approved an expungement bill for marijuana.

Philly attorney Robert Mongeluzzi claims Whirlpool Corp., Arconic, Inc., and Celotex Corp. contributed to the London fire that killed 72 people in 2017.

Normal court proceedings have slowed or stopped since Philly's First Judicial District shut down the court websites after getting a virus almost a month ago.