Courts & Law

Defense attorneys will no longer be able to mount the so-called "gay panic defense" in Illinois, the second state after California to prohibit the tactic.

The Point Pleasant Beach council recently passed an ordinance to ban marijuana dispensaries because, Mayor Stephen Reid said, they would not be a good fit for his community.

Many people — especially critics — want to know how many criminal defendants who are released under the new rules skip court later or commit another crime while they're free.

The public can report consumer abuse by filing an online complaint or calling 1-800-242-5846.

Pioneered in Boston in the 1990s, focused deterrence identifies people — often gang members or those involved in the drug trade — most likely to commit violent crimes.

Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo have been detained since Dec. 12 for allegedly violating a 1923 law called the Official Secrets Act and could face up to 14 years in prison.

Police have arrested a North Cape May woman for allegedly stealing toys from a collection bin. 

The case could have major implications for the government's strategy for prosecuting more than 150 others charged for their actions that day.

Delaware’s U.S. Senators were pleased by the nomination of their recommended candidates Colm Connolly and Maryellen Noreika to serve on the U.S. District Court for Delaware.

Keystone Crossroads reporters Emily Previti and Lindsay Lazarski have been covering the re-districting cases at both the state and federal levels.

The biggest drop is projected in the murder rate, which the report estimates will decline by 5.6 percent.

New Jersey State Police say a 16-year-old boy stole an unmarked police SUV from a trooper’s home last weekend and used it in two ro ...

A federal judge declared a mistrial Wednesday in the case against rancher Cliven Bundy, his two sons and another self-styled militiaman.

Authorities have charged a man with operating a school bus loaded with children in Lakewood with driving under the influence. Poli ...