Law

Fumar marihuana en público puede conllevar una acusación penal y hasta cinco días de prisión. La propuesta lo convertiría en una infracción civil sancionable con una multa.

A three-judge panel of the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia reversed a lower court decision that released the former Columbia University graduate student.

The legislation now heads to Gov. Phil Murphy’s desk for consideration.

Over the past year, the agency has more than doubled its workforce of officers and agents, while its budget has nearly tripled.

Nursing home defendants supplied residents with cigarettes and lighters after the smell of gas had been reported to the facility, according to the lawsuit.

Smoking marijuana in public can lead to a criminal charge and up to five days in prison. The proposal would make it a civil violation subject to a fine.

Almost three dozen judges joined the district attorney and city controller in taking their oath of office in a formal ceremony.

A class-action lawsuit claims Encore Series and The Philadelphia Orchestra and Kimmel Center defrauded ticket buyers.

The mayor, who was charged in 2024, has called the case against him and his wife politically motivated.

A bill that would ban cellphone use from "bell to bell" was advanced out of committee Tuesday to a full vote before the state Senate.

After several years of activism and coalition building, the commonwealth became the 29th state to enact such legislation.

Philadelphia’s district attorney visited a city budget hearing to ask for more than $2 million to expand initiatives to deter “big-time criminals.”

Julianne Murray was state GOP chair when the Trump administration installed her without a presidential nomination that requires Senate approval.

The orders make Lindsey Halligan the latest Trump administration prosecutor to be disqualified because of the manner in which they were appointed.

A West Chester–based law firm will investigate how 70,000 third-party voters in Chester County were omitted from poll books on Election Day.