Courts & Law

A federal trial is underway on whether Pennsylvania's policy for handling legal mail sent to prisons violates inmates' First Amendment rights.

The case drew interest from liberal groups concerned about police abuses and conservative organizations opposed to excessive regulation.

A year ago, Philadelphia started offering bail to low-level offenders without them having to post money. According to DA Larry Krasner, an independent analysis says it worked.

In the last two years more than 20 states have expanded or added laws to help people move on from their criminal records — most involve misdemeanors.

A former Philadelphia police officer was arrested Tuesday on allegations he sexually assaulted male witnesses and suspects over his decade-plus career as a detective.

Corrections maintains the retained letters are kept secure, but the ACLU argues they can't be sure the letters aren't tampered with.

Critics call the law redundant, “excessively broad,” and potentially unconstitutional.

Delaware’s new Attorney General says her office will no longer prosecute cases of possession of up to six ounces of marijuana, among other changes.

The trial for four inmates charged with murder in a 2017 Delaware fatal prison riot has ended with no convictions.

The Department of Homeland Security has announced new guidelines to track child marriages among immigrants in the United States.

Let the lawsuits begin.

The ACLU said Pennsylvania Judge Elizabeth Beckley violated Alexander Parker's civil rights with unlawful detention, interfering with the right to marry, and discrimination.

District Attorney Larry Krasner filed a motion Friday outlining his challenge. The issue is now with the Pennsylvania Superior Court.

President Donald Trump's inaugural committee received a sweeping request for financial records this week from prosecutors in New Jersey.

A gunman opened fire at a manufacturing plant in suburban Chicago on Friday, killing five people and wounding five police officers before he was fatally shot, police said.