If the sheriff doesn't fix the security problem in court buildings, she could be held in contempt. One former judge floated ...

In Crawford v. Commonwealth, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court unanimously upheld the constitutionality of state preemptive ...

Growing up in Northeast Philadelphia, Sean Dougherty always wanted to be a trial lawyer. His first job after graduating from ...

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has dealt a blow to Philadelphia and other municipalities’ efforts to pass stricter gun laws, ...

Critics argue that the machines are crime-attracting nuisances. The city’s ban was pushed by Councilmember Curtis Jones Jr.

Montgomery County Common Pleas Judge Gail A. Weilheimer and Assistant Federal Defender Catherine Henry both had their ...

The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to weigh in on regulations on 3D-printed firearms after several states have filed lawsuits ...

The high court tried to bridge a gap between two extremes in a dispute over contract work on a Pennsylvania bridge.

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — State Sen. Jenifer Branning has won a seat on the Mississippi Supreme Court, defeating Justice Jim ...

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