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If immigrants claim they’re afraid to return to their home countries, federal detention facilities can hold them, at times indefinitely, while authorities decide their cases.

Administration officials have made clear that the declaration, which lasts for 90 days and can be renewed, comes with no dedicated dollars.

A new report on death penalty cases in Pennsylvania shows a strong tie between how a case proceeds through the justice system and who a defendant relies on for legal counsel.

Sen. Bob Menendez got a hand from colleagues on both sides of the political aisle in his corruption trial Thursday.

Guests: Renae Merle, John Fetterman, Joe Watkins Sen. Jeff Flake’s announcement that he will not seek reelectio ...

Public education advocates gathered Wednesday in Southeastern Pennsylvania to celebrate a recent state Su ...

A white Philadelphia prisons official has sued the city for discrimination, saying city officials passed him over in favor of a less-experienced black woman.

New Castle County Police have arrested 11 members of the Exit 4/Mag Boys Gang after a four month investigation into heroin and marijuana sales in Edgemoor.

Philadelphia's onetime top prosecutor accepted posh dinners and Caribbean getaways in return for favors. A federal judge has sentenced him to 5 years for corruption.

Guests: Richard Downie, Larry Krasner Democratic candidate for District Attorney of Philadelphia, ...

The gunman accused of shooting five coworkers in Maryland, killing three of them, then shooting a sixth person in Wilmington will be tried in Delaware first.

A coalition of Philadelphia activists who want to end the city's longstanding cash bail system aren't waiting for the system to change.

Republican candidate for District Attorney for Philadelphia, BETH GROSSMAN ...

Slate’s DAHLIA LITHWICK joins Marty to discuss the l ...

Guests: Beth Grossman, Dahlia Lithwick Republican candidate for District Attorney for Philadelphia, ...