Courts & Law

The former candidate whom prosecutors say U.S. Rep. Bob Brady paid to drop out of a 2012 primary challenge is scheduled to plead guilty in federal court Monday.

A Philly attorney said he got an ad sales pitch from the Philadelphia Inquirer suggesting he could get clients fleeing another law firm profiled in an earlier story.

Two Pennsylvania families have settled a lawsuit against a major natural gas producer, ending an almost decade-long fight over alleged water contamination in Dimock.

Natural gas infrastructure has been the target of organized demonstrations since the Marcellus Shale boom began a decade ago.

Common Pleas Court Judge Daniel Anders has decided that city officials can continue releasing the names of officers in police-involved sh ...

A Camden County man was sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to aggravated manslaughter in the death of his son two years ago.

The U.S. DOJ has intervened in a lawsuit against Orthopaedic and Neuro Imaging. The suit alleges the practice submitted false claims for Medicare reimbursement.

A woman was stabbed several times last night in the parking lot of the Shop Rite in Wilmington.

A 33-year-old man has been found dead of a gunshot wound to the head in Wilmington.

Time is running out for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals or DACA recipients hoping to stay in the U.S. legally — at least for another two years.

A suburban Philadelphia company that trims trees around power lines throughout the United States will pay a record fine after pleading gu ...

The ongoing battle for control over TransPerfect continues in federal court.

Andre Martin has been in prison for 41 years since a jury convicted him of murdering a Philadelphia police officer with a bullet to the head.

Menendez, a New Jersey Democrat, and Florida ophthalmologist Salomon Melgen each face about a dozen counts of federal bribery, conspiracy, and fraud charges.

After learning one of their attorneys was working with a suspended license, the Defender Association of Philadelphia has tightened the rules.