Courts & Law

The center will divert people with mental illnesses away from incarceration and into treatment. It’s expected to open by the end of 2024.

A loan program was meant to train more community doctors, but federal regulators claim that the Philadelphia university used leftover cash to boost its investment portfolio.

U.S. District Judge Maryellen Noreika had loads of questions about the deal and her role, so she deferred a decision on whether to accept or reject it.

U.S. District Judge Jon Tigar blocked a similar policy during the Trump administration, and immigrant advocates had urged him to do the same in this case.

One officer was hit by a vehicle and broke his ankle while trying to disperse the crowd.

The suit seeks damages in excess of $50,000 for the “substantial physical and emotional pain and suffering” Angel Davis has endured as a result of the shooting.

The district attorney’s office has set up a special division to help those who feel like they might be suffering from abuse even from their own caretakers.

Last week, a jury in Washington state awarded a $2.5 million verdict in the first kratom wrongful death trial in the U.S.

Delaware County District Attorney is charging David Zandstra, 83, for the kidnapping and murder of 8-year-old Gretchen Harrington back in 1975.

Embedded with the Philadelphia Defender Association, the new advocates will help adults and children access critical social services.

The legal complexities tied to former President Donald Trump's classified documents case are unique.

That schedule puts the trial at the tail end of the Republican presidential primary process. Trump is currently the front-runner for the GOP nomination.

Former President Donald Trump faces a number of criminal charges in two cases — but that may not be all, as he faces scrutiny in other probes.

Democratic senators in Pennsylvania are hoping that this will be the year that stronger gun laws make it to the governor’s desk.

The decision follows a string of shootings by landlord-tenant officers over the last several months.