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What we know about the 7 women and 5 men deliberating in the Derek Chauvin murder trial
Judge Peter Cahill dismissed two white women as alternates on Monday before the jury left to delibe…
Haven Orecchio-Egresitz
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Trump may miss his son Barron's high school graduation because he'll be on trial over hush money payments to a porn star
The judge presiding over the historic trial said that he would not yet rule on Donald Trump's reque…
Natalie Musumeci,Jacob Shamsi…
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Trump's prospective hush money jurors will not be asked if they like him. They will be asked if they read the NY Times.
Prospective jurors in Donald Trump's first criminal trial will be asked if they can set aside any s…
Laura Italiano
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Here's why people who dislike Trump were allowed on the jury for the Trump Organization criminal trial
Neama Rahmani said Trump's lawyers were already at a disadvantage in New York, where the pool of ju…
Ashley Collman,Laura Italiano
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A judge refused — again — to delay the trial of Steve Bannon on contempt of Congress charges
Judge Carl Nichols, a Trump appointee, said he was "cognizant of concerns about publicity and bias"…
C. Ryan Barber
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Ghislaine Maxwell case gives flashbacks to lawyers who worked on Vanderbilt rape retrial
After two former Vanderbilt University football players were convicted of rape, the judge declared …
Kenneth Niemeyer
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Ghislaine Maxwell jurors who spoke to media about their experience with sexual abuse could be prosecuted if they lied under oath
It appeared to be a surprise to lawyers on the Maxwell case when a juror told media that they share…
Michelle Mark
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Overwhelmingly white juries will decide both the Kyle Rittenhouse and Ahmaud Arbery cases. The system is imperfect, legal experts say.
Jury selection in both cases ended this week, with just one person of color making it onto each res…
Ashley Collman
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Ghislaine Maxwell's lawyers claim Jeffrey Epstein's 15-year-old Florida plea deal should undo her sex-trafficking conviction
Maxwell's appeal also argues that a rogue juror who didn't disclose his past experience with sexual…
Jacob Shamsian
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The Ghislaine Maxwell juror didn't reveal his sexual abuse history when he was questioned before the trial, unsealed court documents reveal
Ghislaine Maxwell's lawyers have accused Juror #50 of lying during a pre-trial questionnaire asking…
Michelle Mark
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Ghislaine Maxwell formally requests new trial after juror reveals past sexual abuse
Ghislaine Maxwell's attorneys have said the juror failed to properly disclose his past sexual abuse…
Michelle Mark,Jacob Shamsian
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Prosecutors say they'll drop two more charges against Ghislaine Maxwell if the judge denies her a new trial
Maxwell was found guilty of child-sex-trafficking last month, but still has two perjury charges pen…
Jacob Shamsian
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Kenosha prosecutors are demanding the names of everyone who has donated to Kyle Rittenhouse to bar them from serving on a jury
Prosecutors say anyone who donated to Kyle Rittenhouse is "objectively biased" and should be preven…
Michelle Mark
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Minneapolis judge says he won't move or delay Derek Chauvin's murder trial because pretrial publicity is inevitable
The defense argued the "suspicious" timing of the $27 million civil settlement with George Floyd's …
Haven Orecchio-Egresitz
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The judge in the Ahmaud Arbery case said there appeared to be 'intentional discrimination' in jury selection. Here's why the trial moved forward anyway.
While there is a ban on dismissing jurors based on their race, legal experts say it's pretty easy f…
Ashley Collman
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George Floyd's drug use could play a significant role in ex-officer Derek Chauvin's trial
Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill has allowed some video and photos from Floyd's May 2019 arrest -…
Haven Orecchio-Egresitz
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Jurors have been selected in R. Kelly's trial, including a man friendly with a Cosby relative and another who mistook the singer for a cartoonist
Five women and seven men will determine whether R. Kelly is guilty of a long list of federal sex cr…
Haven Orecchio-Egresitz
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Former federal prosecutors explain how bringing civil rights charges against Derek Chauvin would work
Former federal prosecutors say the Justice Department may charge Chauvin if his sentence on state m…
Haven Orecchio-Egresitz
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George Zimmerman Juror Who Went On CNN Really Hates The Media
When Mark O'Mara, lead attorney for Zimmerman's defense, asked B37 to tell him "the most significan…
Christina Sterbenz
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Why Juries Are Giving Billions Of Dollars To Individuals
"The jury's decision in Robinson's case will likely lead to more punitive judgments in the billions…