Courts & Law

The remarks are an acknowledgment that Barr's handling of Mueller's investigation will take center stage at Tuesday's hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

A federal judge has blocked a Trump rule that would greatly expand the number of employers that could decline to offer contraceptive coverage on moral or religious grounds.

Seven decades after being accused of raping a white woman, four African-American men were posthumously pardoned on Friday by the state of Florida.

While odds for a recovery from the surgery she had are good, they go way up if the subsequent pathology report shows no cancer in the lymph nodes.

Although Philadelphia is about 43 percent black, police stop black drivers nearly 66 percent of the time, according to an analysis of vehicle stop figures.

A federal judge in Iowa says it's no longer a crime to go undercover at factory farms, slaughterhouses and any other ag-related operations.

The plaintiffs — Diane Ruberton, Heather McManus and Donna Fetzer — all have careers spanning decades with the office.

The New Jersey Attorney General's Office did not investigate a rape allegation because the victim wasn't a state worker at the time of the attack.

A year of legal battles is beginning over lingering allegations that electoral districts across the country were illegally drawn to the disadvantage of particular voters.

A string of guilty pleas has left just five defendants still fighting charges in the hazing-related death of Tim Piazza, a pledge at a Penn State fraternity two years ago.

Philly DA Larry Krasner found six file boxes connected to the case of convicted cop killer Mumia Abu-Jamal. His supporters say it may point to his innocence.

A case that could set statewide precedent in holding school districts liable for ongoing student-on-student bullying has hit a barrier.

Philadelphia police tweeted a photo of 20-year-old suspect Dejuan Robinson who fled the crash scene. They say he is wanted in Delaware and believe he is armed and dangerous.

Johnny Bobbitt was due in a New Jersey court Tuesday to face charges that he violated court-ordered conditions that allowed for his release from jail while awaiting trial.

Rod Rosenstein is expected to leave his position soon after William Barr is confirmed as attorney general, a person familiar with the plans said Wednesday.