Law

Many of the bills were inspired by last year’s acrimonious Christina school board meetings attempting to remove the superintendent.

The justices split 5-4 Friday, with Chief Justice John Roberts joining the three liberal justices in dissent.

Pennsylvania Gun Rights sent a letter to Delco officials in March calling the ordinance a violation of the Constitution and threatening legal action if adopted.

New Jersey, 18 other states and the District of Columbia challenged the Trump administration's mass dismissals at more than a dozen agencies across the country.

Pennsylvania travelers could be turned away from TSA checkpoints if they have not received their updated REAL ID by May 7.

New Jersey passed a bill to toughen penalties for inciting brawls at public gatherings. It’s part of an effort to stop chaotic shore pop-up parties.

Tax relief on the first $100,000 of revenue for businesses in Philadelphia could either be eliminated or doubled in the next city budget.

Despite some fierce public opposition to the bill nationwide, it easily passed both chambers of the General Assembly and was signed into law.

A Bucks County judge must decide whether a lawsuit against several oil companies can proceed. The county says Big Oil should pay for damages.

On Monday, a federal judge in New Jersey issued a temporary ban on the removal of two transgender men from the Air Force. The ruling follows a similar one last week.

Separately, more states and cities also are requiring paid sick days, which give people time off to deal with short-term illnesses like the flu.

If the ordinance passes, Delaware County would join a growing number of communities in Pennsylvania who have made ghost guns illegal.

Advocates are working to pass medically assisted suicide this year after a similar bill was vetoed last year.

The flashpoint for the latest controversy was deportations of alleged Venezuelan gang members to El Salvador, which is being paid by the U.S. to imprison them.

Proposed legislation in New Jersey would require insurance companies to pay for menopause treatment and raise awareness about it.