Courts & Law

Since 2013, district attorneys have filed the charge at least 412 times, according to March 2018 data from the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts.

A year after a book on the killing of black teen Emmett Till revealed that a key figure in the case acknowledged lying, the federal government has reopened its investigation.

The sentence was far less than a punishment at the statutory maximum of 15 years of imprisonment.

A Delaware judge approved a revised plan for the sale of the Weinstein Co., the studio forced into bankruptcy by the sexual misconduct scandal of Harvey Weinstein.

The first phase of transfers began just after 9 a.m. Wednesday.

Ruling: Agency's pipeline approvals not linked to its funding

Panelists at the National Constitution Center Annual Supreme Court Review analyzed the court’s 2017-2018 term for hints on what to expect when the new session begins

The goal of the probe is to help quantify how many people are affected and how it affects workers' ability to move up the ladder, says Shapiro.

A Pennsylvania man has been indicted on charges of trafficking over 3,500 protected turtles. U.S. Attorney’s Office for the ...

What would the U.S. look like without Roe v. Wade, the 1973 case that legalized abortion nationwide?

Eugene Gilyard and Lance Felder spent 16 years behind bars until an inmate serving time for another murder confessed.

Republicans have reacted positively to Trump's pick, but McConnell has little margin of error in the final vote unless a few Democrats can be brought onboard.

On Monday, U.S. District Judge Dolly Gee rejected the request for "limited relief" from the settlement, often known as the Flores agreement.

Guests: Laura Little, Michael Moreland President Trump nominated Federal Appeals Court Judge Brett Kavanaugh to r ...

Kavanaugh is a connected Washington insider with roots in politics in the George W. Bush White House