Civil cases refer to legal disputes between two or more parties stemming from non-criminal matters, such as contract or property disputes, personal injury claims, or family law matters like divorce and child custody.
Workers at a McDonald's restaurant in Massachusetts intentionally put bacon on a fish sandwich that a Muslim woman had ordered for one of her children, a civil rights organization said Wednesday. More
June 1, 2022
A jury ruled in favor of Johnny Depp in his libel lawsuit against ex-wife Amber Heard, vindicating his stance that Heard fabricated claims that she was abused by Depp. More
June 1, 2022
A jury finished a second day of deliberations Tuesday without reaching a verdict in the defamation claims of Johnny Depp and ex-wife Amber Heard. More
May 31, 2022
Two Minnesotans filed federal civil rights lawsuits Tuesday against the city of Minneapolis and Derek Chauvin, alleging they were traumatized when the former police officer used his "signature move" of kneeling on their necks — the same way that he killed George Floyd. More
May 31, 2022
A civil jury in Virginia is deliberating defamation claims by Johnny Depp and his ex-wife Amber Heard. But what is the case really about? And what will the jury need to decide? More
May 31, 2022
FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — A jury has resumed deliberations after a sensational six-week trial to resolve defamation claims by Johnny Depp and his ex-wife Amber Heard over their volatile and unhappy marriage. More
May 31, 2022
FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — When the jury in Johnny Depp's libel suit against ex-wife Amber Heard resumes deliberations after the Memorial Day weekend, its focus will be on issues much removed from the public debate that has engulfed the proceedings. More
May 30, 2022
Each side will have two hours to summarize their case in a trial that has stretched on for six weeks. More
May 27, 2022
As the Johnny Depp vs. Amber Heard defamation trial winds down, during their rebuttal case, the defense recalls Johnny Depp to the stand. More
May 26, 2022
Amber Heard told jurors Thursday that a harassment campaign waged against her by ex-husband Johnny Depp has left her humiliated and scared for her life from multiple death threats, and said she just wants “Johnny to leave me alone.” More
May 26, 2022
Johnny Depp called his ex-wife's accusations of sexual and physical abuse "insane" Wednesday as he returned to the witness stand in his libel suit against Amber Heard. More
May 25, 2022
Jurors in Johnny Depp's libel lawsuit against ex-wife Amber Heard heard a snippet of testimony contradicting one of Heard's key witnesses. More
May 24, 2022
A hand surgeon testified Monday that Johnny Depp could not have lost the tip of his middle finger the way he told jurors it happened in his civil lawsuit against ex-wife Amber Heard. More
May 23, 2022
FROM THE BENCH By: Judge Ashley Willcott FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA (Court TV) — The world is captivated by the dual defamation trial of Johnny Depp v. Amber Heard amid allegations of substance abuse and domestic violence. The Hollywood A-lister trial has been riddled with objections and sidebars, while the jury is left twiddling their thumbs, waiting […] More
May 23, 2022
Nearly six months after the deadly shooting at Oxford High School, the parents of one of the students who was killed has broken their silence and filed a new federal lawsuit. More
May 23, 2022
Depp blames Heard's 2018 op-ed for spinning his career into free fall. But Heard's lawyers claim that only Depp can be responsible for his star dimming in the Hollywood firmament. More
May 23, 2022
The trial for Johnny Depp's libel suit against ex-wife Amber Heard returned to the themes of Depp's jealousy and substance abuse. More
May 19, 2022
Court TV’s Chanley Painter reflects on her experience in the courtroom during the dramatic cross-examination of Amber Heard. More
May 19, 2022
Amber Heard's sister, Whitney Heard Henriquez, testified that she found herself in the middle of fights between her sister and Johnny Depp. More
May 18, 2022
Lawyers for Johnny Depp questioned the truthfulness of Amber Heard's claim that Depp sexually assaulted her with a liquor bottle. More
May 17, 2022
Amber Heard concluded her direct testimony in a Virginia courtroom with a third day that was centered on the final months of her marriage to Johnny Depp. His lawyers began their cross-examination later in the afternoon. More
May 16, 2022
Court TV has exclusively obtained photos of what Johnny Depp's bodyguard referred to in his testimony as a "rearrangement" of Amber Heard's closet. More
May 12, 2022
The trial is on a pre-schedule break this week, but not before Heard took the stand to tell her side of the story on direct examination. More
May 12, 2022
Heard was back on the witness stand to defend herself against her ex-husband's libel allegations. More
May 5, 2022
After weeks of testimony and nearly 30 witnesses, including Johnny Depp himself, Depp's legal team rested his case-in-chief. More
May 5, 2022
Amber Heard told jurors how difficult it has been for her to relive her troubled marriage to Johnny Depp as part of a libel lawsuit he filed against her. More
May 4, 2022
A judge on Tuesday let Johnny Depp move forward with his libel suit against his ex-wife, Amber Heard, after the “Pirates of the Caribbean” star rested his case. More
May 3, 2022
Johnny Depp's agent testified Monday that his ex-wife's 2018 op-ed piece in The Washington Post describing herself as a victim of domestic abuse was "catastrophic" to his career and coincided with the loss of a $23 million deal for a "Pirates of the Caribbean" sequel. More
May 2, 2022
Redfin will change its minimum housing price policy, alter other practices, and pay $4 million to settle the suit brought against it by the National Fair Housing Alliance and nine other fair housing organizations in 2020. More
April 29, 2022
By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — Amber Heard pushed to have details of her marriage with fellow actor Johnny Depp included in an op-ed piece that she wrote about domestic violence, even though her lawyers wanted those passages removed from the article, which is now the subject of a libel lawsuit, […] More
April 28, 2022
