Courts & Law

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.

A former police officer has been sentenced to prison for his role in stealing $187,000 in federal Superstorm Sandy relief funds to repair a vacation home on the Jersey Shore.

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is not taking part in today's oral arguments before the court.

Ramsey, who was 9 years old at the time, sued CBS in 2016 after the network aired a two-day documentary including the theory he'd slain his 6-year-old sister.

Tom Hogan says the investigation will proceed even if there are talks with Sunoco.

A South Jersey couple and a homeless Philadelphia man fabricated the feel-good tale, prosecutors say, to trick the public into donating to a crowdfunding site.

Brennan says her allegations that she was sexually assaulted by a campaign staffer to Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy were ignored. Then he was hired to work for the state.

Natural gas companies must pay millions of dollars in outstanding impact fees to the state, following a recent Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling.

Jose "Ivan" Noe Nuñez Martinez and his husband have been savoring what can feel like borrowed time, after he was arrested in Philadelphia last year.