Courts & Law

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A lawsuit claiming "an illegal and bad-faith takeover" of the Miss America Organization was withdrawn Monday for financial reasons.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

The two Sacramento police officers whose fatal shooting of an unarmed black man last year prompted nationwide protests will not face criminal charges, prosecutors announced.

Civil rights leader Dolores Huerta is joining a push in New Mexico, Nevada, New Jersey and New York to legalize medically assisted suicide for terminally ill patients.

Cohen’s words were harsh, but in looking back at the first two years of Trump’s presidency, there were glimpses of the traits Cohen described.

Andrea W. Clarke faces six counts of fraud as well as charges of making false statements to help immigrants use fake stories to apply for green cards.

A coalition of environmental advocacy organizations has asked a federal judge to block the commencement of seismic airgun blasting.

The number of inmates in Pennsylvania has hit the lowest point in a decade, but prison officials say the time isn’t right to close a prison.

Netanyahu will still have a chance to hold off any indictment during a court hearing. And in the meantime, he remains in office and seeks reelection in April.

Numbers from the state Department of Corrections provide context for the breadth of the problem across Pennsylvania. Figures for the most recent year were released in February

The Real Justice PAC, which is now allied with Shaun King, paid for three embedded staffers for Larry Krasner’s campaign for Philadelphia District Attorney.