Law

Just days after the organization sued the county in federal court, claiming its attorneys’ visits were being blocked, an agreement was reached.

Philadelphia Common Pleas Court Judge Timika Lane won a three-way primary contest this week for a Superior Court seat.

In March, the organization says, the county prison said it required court documentation or a letter verifying an attorney-client relationship.

Sí, hay otro día de elecciones a la vuelta de la esquina. Es el 18 de mayo. Y, de hecho, gracias a los votos por correo sin excusa, la votación generalizada ya está abierta.

Members of a House committee heard from nearly 100 supporters and opponents before voting forward a measure to require training and a permit to purchase a handgun.

The reformist prosecutor seeks re-election as shootings surge — with no easy answers in sight.

He came into office as a criminal justice reformer. How’d he do?

Among the new laws are measures to set up a three-year pilot program in the office of the attorney general that aims to repair the harm caused by sexual assault.

The N.J. Cannabis Regulatory Commission held its first meeting and began writing the rules and regulations necessary before legal weed sales can start.

In launching the review, Biden fulfilled a campaign promise made amid pressure from activists and Democrats to realign the Supreme Court.

Pennsylvania’s largest public pension system, Public School Employees’ Retirement System, is dealing with a federal investigation.

The proposal was sent to the state Senate by a vote of 149 to 52, two weeks after both chambers finished the first round of approvals for the constitutional amendment.

Khasandra Franklin’s lawsuit also names a deputy Philly police commissioner and detectives and officers who played a role in her “unjustified and unlawful arrest."

Supporters say a two-year “window” to file lawsuits over older claims of abuse is needed to give victims a path to justice.

An environmental group sued the township in mid-March, saying that its conditional approval of the project endangers public health and violates its own rules.