The DA and the Philly courts are investigating an anonymous racist letter sent to a black judge from within the Center City courthouse

Big change: Philly courts will no longer keep 30% of all bail posted, whether or not someone was found guilty

The participatory defense program teaches defendants necessary skills to prep for court

The Pennsylvania ACLU is asking the Philly court system to overhaul its “unconstitutional” bail practices

Philly’s opioid crisis

Bucks County’s prosecution of a mother whose infant died after breastfeeding could have far-reaching implications for Philly’s opioid crisis

A former Temple frat president will stand trial for seven sexual assault-related charges, including attempted rape and intimidation of a witness

Election 2017

The procrastinator’s guide to the November 2017 general election

Yes, we have an election this year. It's six days away.

College life in Philly

PA Supreme Court won’t hear Chestnut Hill College’s racism case

The school will now likely have to face a hearing over a charge it discriminated against black student Allan-Michael Meads.

The state Supreme Court approved a trial court hearing over a school-funding system lawsuit

PA legislators (three of them in/near Philly) were quoted in a brief for the U.S. Supreme Court gerrymandering case

How the Supreme Court could change PA’s gerrymandered districts

Philly’s soda tax

Big Soda appeals the Philly beverage tax to the PA Supreme Court

They've already been shut down by two courts.

Last week, PA Supreme Court made police dash-cam videos public. A new law supported by Gov. Wolf would nullify the ruling

Philly’s soda tax

Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court upholds Philly soda tax

Yes, there could still be another appeal.

PA Supreme Court rules to restrict the use of civil forfeiture

College life in Philly

Chestnut Hill College tries for PA Supreme Court, insists it didn’t discriminate

And it's got the backing of the national Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities.

State Supreme Court suspends DA Williams’ law license

In Philly, VP Pence says Supreme Court nominee Gorsuch will get a Senate vote ‘one way or another’

Kenney asks PA Supreme Court to take soda tax case immediately instead of waiting for Commonwealth Court appeal

Election 2017

Jill Stein on PA recount court fight: ‘Lawyers are expensive and Trump knows it’

Stein: “American voters want a recount – and they deserve a recount."