Law

The stakes in the race to succeed Saylor in the Pennsylvania Supreme Court are nominally low, with Democrats set to keep a 5-2 majority on the court despite a GOP win.

The contest was seen as a referendum on Krasner’s progressive, anti-mass-incarceration approach amid the city’s sharp spike in deadly gun violence.

The state House and Senate approve separate resolutions requesting guidance from state Supreme Court on lawmakers’ power to oust indicted Auditor Kathy McGuiness.

Councilmember Bobby Henon and electricians union boss John "Johnny Doc” Dougherty are asking a federal judge to throw out all the charges in their corruption trial.

Philly Councilmember Henon held a $70,000/yr job with Local 98. Federal prosecutors need jurors to decide if he worked for that salary or took it as a bribe.

Krasner sees his decisive primary victory as a mandate for his progressive policies. Those on the front line of gun violence offer nuance to the claims of his critics.

Federal prosecutors began Tuesday to present evidence that Councilmember Bobby Henon was bribed to oppose an audit of the PPA.

DA Larry Krasner and challenger criminal defense attorney Charles Peruto join us to discuss the Philadelphia DA race, criminal justice, and the city's soaring homicide rates.

While the race cannot change the Democratic majority on the high court, it could narrow the margin amid increasingly partisan attacks on the judiciary’s independence.

The Supreme Court is allowing the Texas law that bans most abortions to remain in place for now, but has agreed to hear arguments in the case on Nov. 1.

The $73 billion PSERS fund won a ruling keeping secret much of its dealings with three consultants who were brought in to probe a key figure for investment profits.

After the owner of MJK Electrical bribed Johnny Dougherty, his company scored a $9 million deal with Comcast.

The NFL is set to propose changes to the $1 billion concussion settlement after an outcry over test score adjustments known as “race-norming."

A divided state Supreme Court said that Firearm Owners Against Crime and other plaintiffs have legal standing to take on the Harrisburg city gun ordinances.

After a local company towed union leader Johnny “Doc” Dougherty’s car, he allegedly acted fast to get revenge. His medium: City Councilmember Bobby Henon.