Courts & Law

Police missteps in handling drunk citizens can be costly — and catastrophic — for residents, the city of Philadelphia's bottom line, and the public's trust.

Prosecutors and the defense team for Mohammed Jabbateh delivered closing arguments. The jury must now decide if he committed fraud and perjury on U.S. immigration documents.

In 2016, African-Americans were eight times more likely to be arrested for possessing marijuana than their white counterparts, despite using the drug at similar rates.

Wilmington Police were at the home hours before the boys were killed Monday. The suspect, a Liberian immigrant, told officers she was worried about her immigration status.

The Trump administration recently put an expiration date on the Obama-era program called Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. Is action of either president lawful?

A prominent restaurant in Philadelphia's Washington Square agrees to pay back wages and damages to settle an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor.

Eighteen inmates have been charged in connection with February's prison riot at Vaughn Correctional that resulted in the death of Lt. Steven Floyd.

On the first Friday of this month, four inmates at the Cumberland County jail in South Jersey overdosed in their cells almost simultaneously.

Gov. John Carney signed three bills Thursday that aim to divert juveniles away from the criminal justice system —where about 3,000 juveniles are arrested every year.

A federal grand jury charged the former employee of the DuPont spin-off with conspiracy.

City Controller Alan Butkovitz says eliminating cash bail could save Phillly millions — and help poor suspects who could lose their jobs while in jail and awaiting trial.

Investigators find that Philip Ahr, who heads Radnor Township's board of commissioners, had shared and solicited graphic child pornography since 2013, the DA's office says.

Prosecutors are appealing a judge's decision to throw out criminal charges against the engineer in a deadly Amtrak derailment in Philadelphia.

Wilmington Trust has reached a $60 million settlement with the U.S. Attorney’s office for its alleged role of hiding the amount of past due loans on the bank’s books.

Attorneys have agreed to dismiss a federal lawsuit filed by a former Delaware state trooper who claimed she was forced to resign because she was overweight.