Courts & Law

Pam Africa, who runs the International Concerned Friends and Family of Mumia Abu-Jamal, said the Philadelphia district attorney has not done enough to help Abu-Jamal.

Judge Leon Tucker ruled that a former justice should have recused himself because of comments he made as a prosecutor about police killers that suggest potential bias.

Another Jersey Shore municipality has adopted a "no wake zone" regulation to reduce damage to properties during flooding. 

The court's main opinion issued Friday says the law's definition of a child doesn't include fetuses or unborn children, and it says victims of perpetrators must be children.

The new rules come after high-profile criminal cases involving companies incorporated in Delaware, including Mexican drug lord "El Chapo."

Despite adding more detectives, Philadelphia police say 6 out of 10 murder cases investigated this year still not solved.

So far this year, 144 federal, state and local law enforcement officers have died in the line of duty — a rise from the 129 officers who died on the job in 2017.

The number of homicides in Philadelphia rose, while other towns in N.J. and Pa. have had fewer murders and less violent crime this year.

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was discharged from the hospital on Christmas Day following surgery for early stage lung cancer.

Being the corporate home to many of the biggest companies in the world carries certain valuable perks for Delaware — along with a lot of bickering.

The death came during an ongoing dispute over border security and with a partial government shutdown underway over President Donald Trump's request for border wall funding.

GoFundMe says it has refunded everyone who contributed to a campaign involving a homeless veteran from Philadelphia.

Pennsylvanians convicted of multiple DUIs will incur higher penalties with each offense.

In April 2017, Katie Brennan went to police accusing Al Alvarez, her co-worker on Gov. Phil Murphy's campaign, of raping her. Why did it take over a year for Alvarez to quit?

Congress has enshrined in law an Obama-era executive order banning youth solitary confinement in federal prisons. The reform was one of many included in the First Step Act.