Courts & Law

The U.S. Supreme Court has again stepped into the bitter public turmoil over police shootings of civilians.

Bill Cosby’s legal defense team had two major wins on Tuesday when the judge in the case cleared the way for new evidence favorable to the 80-year-old comedian.

Four former executives are accused of hiding millions in bad loans on the bank's books from the Federal Reserve, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the public.

More than half of the potential jurors in Bill Cosby's criminal retrial say they've already formed an opinion about whether he's guilty of sexual assault.

This time, there’s a new jury, new defense attorneys, and new era of accountability for sexual assault, guaranteeing the trial won’t just be a rerun of the first.

American Samoa, a U.S. territory since 1900, is a cluster of islands 2,600 miles southwest of Hawaii perpetually stuck in a legal loophole.

“Fiscal responsibility is a justice issue, and it is an urgent justice issue,” Larry Krasner said at a press conference recently.

A disbarred lawyer convicted of stealing about $1.5 million overall from five clients, including the trust fund of a young boy whose father died in a workplace accident, is no

How will the #MeToo conversation seep into our criminal justice system and the Cosby retrial?

Jury selection starts Monday, ahead of a new trial date of April 9.

Despite taking a bruising legal hit in federal court this week, some Philadelphia cabbies say they’re not worried ride-hailing companies like Uber will drive them out of town.

Montgomery County Judge Steven O'Neill rules jury will be sequestered during retrial on sex assault charges.

The accusers, including model Janice Dickinson, were chosen from a group of eight women whose allegations date as far back as the early 1980s.

The attorney general may also limit when judges can grant continuances, and who qualifies for asylum in the United States.

Larry Krasner's direction to prosecutors is igniting a debate about whether the price tag of punishment belongs in courtrooms.