Courts & Law

While he was detained, he says authorities sang the “Fresh Prince of Bel Air” theme song — about a transplanted Philadelphian — to mock his claimed connection to the city.

Fishermen are suing oil companies for allegedly concealing from the public the knowledge that burning fossil fuels could have catastrophic impacts on the biosphere.

Eleven Roman Catholic clergy won a decision Monday to keep their names and other information out of a grand jury report

After two years of court dates, a Philadelphia judge will now decide whether Mumia Abu-Jamal will get another chance to appeal his 1982 conviction.

FBI agents are searching the home of Atlantic City Mayor Frank Gilliam Jr.

In a recent ruling, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court said that employers are legally responsible for protec ...

Residents want the lines stopped while judge considers whether to halt them permanently.

New Jersey conservation officials continue to publicize noteworthy cases of fishing violations at the Jersey Shore.

Two recent deaths could have been prevented, says attorney representing scores of prisoners in suit against Delaware Gov. John Carney and other officials.

Democratic Rep. Vanessa Lowery Brown, of Philadelphia, was sentenced to 23 months of probation and ordered to repay the money to the state attorney general's office.

Why did James Alex Fields Jr. plow his car into a crowd of counterprotesters at a white nationalist rally in Virginia last year?

Ken Smukler trial wraps up.

Order from N.J. attorney general avoids "sanctuary" label, but severely limits how much local police can cooperate with ICE.

Stephen Stirling and Disha Raychaudhuri are among a team of reporters for NJ Advance Media behind The Force Report.

Three Pennsylvania men were fined more than $2,000 each for fishing violations at the Jersey Shore, authorities say. Acting on a t ...