Courts & Law

Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen filed a lawsuit Thursday claiming the Trump Organization broke a promise to pay his legal bills and owes at least $1.9 million.

The bill would allow survivors to file civil lawsuits against their sexual abusers for conduct that took place years or even decades earlier.

Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort has been sentenced to 47 months in prison for tax and bank fraud related to his work advising Ukrainian politicians.

R&B star R. Kelly was taken into custody on Wednesday for failure to pay more than $160,000 in child support to his ex-wife and their three children.

A fired Florida police officer was found guilty of manslaughter and attempted murder Thursday for fatally shooting a stranded black motorist.

The World Bank can be sued when its overseas investments go awry. And so can some other international organizations.

The arrests follow tightened security to prevent smuggling — much of which officials have blamed on inmates and outside friends and family.

A federal judge will tell the president's former campaign chairman how much time in prison he must serve and how much money he must pay following his conviction last year.

Prosecutors say Bobbitt conspired with McClure and her then-boyfriend D'Amico to concoct a story about Bobbitt giving McClure his last $20 for gas when she was stranded.

The U.S. Attorney for Pennsylvania's Middle District has flagged more than 300 doctors for potentially overprescribing opioids. 

Philadelphia police say 49-year-old Armand Garcia was arrested Monday and faces charges of rape and sexual abuse.

A lawsuit claiming "an illegal and bad-faith takeover" of the Miss America Organization was withdrawn Monday for financial reasons.

The police response to Monday's march was a stark contrast to last year, when officers made only a handful of arrests despite protesters shutting down Interstate 5.

The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled Monday that medical experts can testify about whether they believe plaintiffs are faking the symptoms of an injury for personal gain.

The ACLU is suing to force Delaware's counties to reassess properties for the first time in more than 30 years. Now Wilmington has joined against New Castle County.