Courts & Law

A risky move by one of the defense teams has led to unusual drama in the seemingly-endless pre-trial proceedings of the 9/11 war crimes case.

The lawsuit claimed the state Department of Correction and two former governors created dangerous conditions that led to violence at the Smyrna prison.

A judge upgraded the second-degree murder charge against James Fields Jr. at a preliminary hearing on Thursday.

The Guardian Civic League claims narcotics supervisors ordered underlings to fudge paperwork to protect informants — and retaliated when some refused.

Read the full grand jury investigation report of Penn State frat pledge Tim Piazza's death.

Blacks make up about 15 percent of New Jersey's population, but represent about half of those who cannot vote because of a criminal conviction.

Two cousins charged in the deaths of four young men found shot and buried deep on a sprawling farm said Thursday that they didn't kill anyone.

Authorities are seeking the suspect who tried to set fire to the Galloway Township Police Headquarters.

Rep. Dan Johnson, 57, was found dead Wednesday evening beside his automobile on a bridge over the Salt River in Mt. Washington.

PBS will no longer distribute Tavis Smiley following what a spokeswoman called "multiple, credible" allegations of sexual misconduct uncovered by a recent investigation.

The agency is scheduled to vote Thursday on whether to reverse regulations put in place during the Obama administration that were aimed at guaranteeing that.

A Louisiana man also admitted his part in producing hundreds of thousands of computers and internet-connected devices infected with malware that the trio controlled.

The Bucks County prosecutor's office on Wednesday filed notice of aggravating circumstances in the charges against Sean Kratz and Cosmo DiNardo in the slayings last summer.

Sauveur Jean Jean, an immigrant from Haiti with a removal order, and his wife Vladine Thomas, a U.S. citizen, face an uncertain future.

This week’s Commonwealth Court proceedings will be used to inform the state Supreme Court’s decision on the matter, which is anticipated in January.