Courts & Law

The announcement Tuesday comes after U.S. environmental regulators in August designated the chemicals as hazardous substances under the so-called Superfund law.

Cash bail in Philadelphia disproportionately punishes poor people and people of color, advocates say.

When questioned, Brumbach said she only marked citations on “what she thought the outcome should be,” according to the complaint.

Jurors in Los Angeles have found Harvey Weinstein guilty of rape at his second sexual misconduct trial.

The order by Chief Justice Roberts comes as conservative states are pushing to keep limits on asylum seekers that were put in place during the beginning of the pandemic.

According to Upper Merion Twp. police, the incident started with a hit-and-run in the area of the mall.

The arrests include the person who bought the gun and resold it to the person who couldn’t legally own the firearm.

After Tioga hired Timothy Loehmann, long-simmering personal grudges and infighting exploded and brought local government to a halt.

The court’s decision means the restrictions are still on track to expire on December 21.

The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol is considering recommending the Justice Dept. pursue three criminal charges against former President Trump.

The investigation has already contributed to the reversal of several homicide convictions.

Tamika Montgomery-Reeves made history as the first Black judge on Delaware’s Supreme Court, now she’s moving up to the federal bench.

Three men who forged an early alliance with the leader of a plot to kidnap Michigan’s governor have been sentenced to lengthy prison terms for assisting him in 2020.

The PPD is low on officers, and recruitment heads say they are trying new tactics like offering physical fitness classes and lowering the sign-up age to 20 years old.

Investigations by the National Women’s Soccer League and U.S. Soccer both found instances of sexual abuse and manipulation within the league.