Courts & Law

A look at the state of civil asset forfeiture laws in Philly, Pennsylvania, and nationwide.

A federal judge threw out former Penn State President Graham Spanier's misdemeanor child-endangerment conviction on Tuesday.

The lawsuit filed Monday in state court does not seek monetary damages from the Boy Scouts of America.

Some attorneys say storing guns brings too much risk or is just too big of a hassle.

Pollution controls were off-line for over three months following a Christmas Eve fire.

Dennis Deska is not considered competent enough to stand trial for aggravated assault, but he still went to jail — not a psychiatric hospital.

The first intelligence brief from India arrived April 4, more than two weeks before the bombings.

The Philly rapper is still on probation — and his lawyers couldn’t get the proper signoffs for travel.

The administration had said it hoped to identify the children within six months, but it opposed a specific deadline in case finding the children took longer than expected.

Abel Perez, 27, and Pablo Alvarez, 26, both arrived from Cuba at the U.S. southern border in December 2017. Both applied for asylum, and have been held ever since.

Former Philadelphia Sheriff John Green pleaded guilty to felony and conspiracy charges Tuesday.

Former Penn State President Graham Spanier is asking a federal magistrate judge to overturn his conviction.

A $3 million fund will reimburse those whose assets were improperly seized as part of Philadelphia prosecutions.

A lawsuit filed in federal court is challenging Philadelphia’s tradition of reserving city construction work for a number of chosen labor unions.

"I let ambition take over, and I'm truly sorry," a tearful Vaughn Spencer told a federal judge in Philadelphia. "I lost my compass and for that, I have to pay the price."