Courts & Law

Catholic leaders in New Jersey release a list of nearly 200 priests and deacons that they say were credibly accused of child sexual abuse.

Five current and two former alumni-elected trustees said their review found that the school-funded investigation was tainted by improper contacts with the university.

A state appeals court on Tuesday rejected a challenge to New Jersey's bear hunt brought by animal protection organizations.

Wilmington police Cpl. Thomas R. Oliver Jr. allegedly extorted a woman into performing a sex act on him in his patrol car in October.

Bridget Kelly authored the infamous "Time for some traffic problems in Fort Lee" email the month before the lane realignment went into effect.

There is a fundamental mismatch between what sexual assault survivors disclose and what legal systems need to hear to take action.

The trial of Joaquín Guzmán, which began in November, was replete with dramatic witness testimony from former cartel associates.

Attorneys argued over “accomplice liability” during closing arguments in a prison riot trial.

And why Larry Krasner's criminal justice reform agenda is having a moment.

A violent arrest by a Philadelphia cop was filmed by a passer-by. Now, the woman intends to sue the department.
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His new lawyer — a prominent death penalty litigator who represented one of the Boston Marathon bombers — signaled he might be open to a plea deal.

Ten days after powerful Philly union leader John Dougherty was indicted for stealing union funds, the international union has sent a team to monitor his local branch.

Closing arguments scheduled Monday in the second trial of inmates charged in 2017 riot that claimed the life of a James T. Vaughn Correctional Center guard.

Former Allentown managing director Francis Dougherty, who pleaded guilty to a corruption charge almost two years ago, was sentenced Friday to three years' probation.

United States Coast Guard members apprehended a man with an outstanding warrant on a commercial fishing vessel off the northern New Jersey coast on Friday.