Karaoke, jokes and Eagles cheers: Philly’s beloved ‘jury duty lady’ turns the courthouse waiting room into a giant party

In person, Tanya Covington is pretty shy. But when she's in front of a group of jurors — watch out.

Philly just got its first female police commissioner — 45 years after top cop used ‘God’s wisdom’ to keep women off the force

The 1970s PPD was wary of hormones, bad bones and gullibility.

Philly’s female cops sue police department over civil rights abuses every other month, records show

The misconduct lawsuit that unraveled ex-Commissioner Richard Ross’s career is one of dozens in recent years.

Philly’s opioid crisis

Philly’s injection site just picked up a ton of national support — but local opposition is also growing

Dozens of prosecutors across the country are now backing Safehouse.

Philly courts website is finally back after ‘not Russian’ virus attack

Three key electronic services have yet to return.

Officials have no clue when the Philly courts website will be fixed

Right now, you can't even check in for jury duty online.

A former Temple frat president will be tried for two rounds of sexual assault charges at once, a judge ruled on Thursday

Johnny Doc corruption charges

What Johnny Doc’s friends have been eating the last few years

The 153-page federal indictment gives us an inside look at the union boss' grocery list.

Last year Philly ranked number 6 on a nationwide list of “judicial hellholes”

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