Courts & Law

Denn also sent the guidelines out in 2016 after a national rise in hate crime reporting. In 2017, Delaware prosecuted six cases that included a hate crime charge.

The focus of the friction is on Meng Wanzhou, scion of a Chinese telecommunications giant.

Friday is shaping up as a busy day in the Justice Department's Russia investigation.

The report named hundreds of “predator priests” and enablers. But 11 sued, saying being identified would violate their right to a good reputation since they weren't charged.

The Department of Defense will begin assigning thousands of immigrants with green cards to basic training, reversing a Trump administration policy that delayed their service.

The new facility, Passyunk Energy Center LLC, would be a public-private partnership between city-owned PGW and Liberty Energy Trust, based in Conshohocken.

As Washington lawmakers debate a proposal to ease harsh federal sentencing guidelines, Pennsylvania is being cited as a role model.

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.