From O.J. Simpson to Johnny Depp, these celebrities found themselves in the courtroom spotlight as well.
By: Court TV Staff The New York federal case against Grammy-winning artist R. Kelly is expected to be the first of the four pending cases against him to go to trial. This week, attorneys are drafting a juror questionnaire ahead of his trial. Prosecutors are objecting to one of the more controversial questions saying it […] More
April 17, 2020
By: Court TV Staff A New York federal judge has set a new September 29 trial date in the sexual abuse case of US-NY v. Robert Sylvester Kelly. The Grammy-winning R&B singer’s trial date in New York was originally scheduled for July 7. The judge and attorneys also decided to distribute juror questionnaires beginning the […] More
April 16, 2020
By CURT ANDERSON AP Legal Affairs Writer ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A federal appeals court on Tuesday denied an effort by one of deceased wealthy financier Jeffrey Epstein’s alleged underage sexual abuse victims to to revive a lawsuit claiming Florida federal prosecutors failed to consult victims when reaching a secret plea deal with Epstein […] More
April 14, 2020
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles prosecutors have charged imprisoned former film producer Harvey Weinstein with an additional count of felony sexual battery by restraint. The district attorney’s office said the charge was filed over allegations the former movie mogul sexually assaulted a woman at a Beverly Hills hotel in May 2010. The woman was […] More
April 10, 2020
Press Release from Los Angeles County District Attorneys Office, April 10, 2020 Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey announced today that film producer Harvey Weinstein was charged with an additional sexual assault count stemming from an incident that allegedly occurred at a Beverly Hills hotel in May 2010. Case BA483663 was amended to add […] More
April 10, 2020
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Former Texas Rangers star Josh Hamilton has been indicted on a felony charge of injury to a child after his teenage daughter accused him of beating her. A Tarrant County grand jury indicted the 38-year-old Hamilton on Monday. He remains free on $30,000 bond after he turned himself in to authorities […] More
April 9, 2020
KEENESBURG, Colo. (AP) — The Wild Animal Sanctuary in Keenesburg, Colorado, has for several years been home to dozens of animals rescued from the roadside zoo in rural Oklahoma featured in the newly released Netflix documentary, “Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness.” Thirty-nine tigers and three black bears from Joe Exotic’s G.W. Zoo were […] More
April 3, 2020
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A former Oklahoma zookeeper sentenced to 22 years in prison for his role in a murder-for-hire plot has filed a federal lawsuit seeking nearly $94 million in damages, claiming among other things that he was convicted based on false and perjured testimony. Joseph Maldonado-Passage, also known as “Joe Exotic,” filed the lawsuit […] More
April 3, 2020
A judge ordered rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine to be freed early, citing asthma and increased danger due to the COVID-19 outbreak. More
April 3, 2020
By MICHAEL TARM AP Legal Affairs Writer CHICAGO (AP) — R&B singer R. Kelly cited the novel coronavirus in asking a federal judge Thursday to free him from a federal jail in Chicago as he awaits trial on child pornography and other charges, a court filing by his lawyers saying scant precautions to stem the […] More
March 30, 2020
What does the latest court decision regarding Jussie Smollett's legal representation mean for his case and the law? More
March 27, 2020
NEW YORK (AP) — The judge who sentenced the rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine to prison said Wednesday he would have ordered home confinement instead if he had known about the coronavirus in December. U.S. District Judge Paul A. Engelmayer commented in a written order even as he rejected a lawyer’s request that the 23-year-old performer, whose […] More
March 26, 2020
Lori Loughlin and Mossimo Giannulli urged a judge to dismiss charges against them in the college admissions bribery case. More
March 26, 2020
One day before his 68th birthday, Harvey Weinstein was transferred to a New York state prison to serve a 23-year sentence. More
March 19, 2020
NEW YORK (AP) — Federal prosecutors hit R. Kelly with more criminal charges Friday, accusing the disgraced R&B singer of having unprotected sex with a girl in 2015 without disclosing he had herpes. The new racketeering charges were included in a revised indictment filed in New York City a week after the 53-year-old Kelly pleaded […] More
March 13, 2020
Harvey Weinstein faced a maximum of 29 years in prison at his sentencing for rape and sexual assault in New York. More
March 11, 2020
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — After winning guilty verdicts against top Enron executives in one of the most high-profile cases of corporate fraud, the lead prosecutor declared: “No matter how rich and powerful you are, you have to play by the rules.” More than a decade later, that same lawyer, Sean […] More
March 11, 2020
UPDATED 2/25/20 The jury reached a verdict at approximately 11:30 PM ET on Monday, Feb 24, the fifth day of deliberations. They found Harvey Weinstein guilty on two counts: Criminal sexual act in the first degree (Haleyi) – [a class B felony, 5 to 25 years] Rape in third-degree (Mann) – [a class E felony 1.5 […] More
March 11, 2020
Harvey Weinstein faces a minimum of five years and a maximum of 29 years in prison after he was convicted of rape and sexual assault in NY. More
March 11, 2020
Robert Durst's attorney said that the eccentric millionaire will testify in his own defense about finding his best friend's body. More
March 10, 2020
Harvey Weinstein's attorneys told a judge that he deserves mercy for his 'historic' fall from grace and health issues. More
March 10, 2020
Prosecutors say Robert Durst decided to kill his best friend, Susan Berman, after she revealed she had spoken with detectives. More
March 6, 2020
By MICHAEL TARM Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — R&B singer R. Kelly on Thursday pleaded not guilty to an updated federal indictment that includes child pornography charges and allegations involving a new accuser, while prosecutors said more charges alleging yet another victim are upcoming. Kelly, 53, stood silently in orange prison garb with his hands […] More
March 5, 2020
By MICHAEL TARM Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — R&B singer R. Kelly is due in federal court on Thursday in Chicago to enter a plea to an updated federal indictment that includes sex abuse allegations involving a new accuser. Kelly, 53, is expected to plead not guilty to a 13-count superseding indictment unsealed last month that includes […] More
March 5, 2020
Robert Durst is charged with his friend, Susan Berman's, death, but his first wife and neighbor in Texas will also factor into the trial. More
March 4, 2020
Drew Malbin, who served on the jury that convicted Harvey Weinstein, said the #MeToo movement was not a factor in their deliberations. More
February 28, 2020
A jury has been seated to hear the trial of millionaire Robert Durst, who is charged with murdering his best friend, Susan Berman. More
February 28, 2020
'Full House' actress Lori Loughlin and her husband, fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli, will head to trial in October. More
February 27, 2020
After a New York jury convicted former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein of rape and sexual assault, he faces years behind bars. More
February 26, 2020
By MICHAEL R. SISAK and TOM HAYS NEW YORK (AP) — Former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein was convicted of rape and sexual assault against two women and led off to prison in handcuffs Monday in what his foes hailed as a landmark moment for the legal system and a long-overdue reckoning for the man vilified […] More
February 25, 2020
