MORRISON, Ill. (AP) — A northern Illinois teenager pleaded guilty Wednesday to shooting to death her mother because of fears the woman opposed the daughter’s lesbian relationship. With her guilty plea to second-degree murder in Whiteside County Circuit Court, 17-year-old Anna Schroeder of Morrison faces four to 20 years in prison when she is sentenced […] More
January 9, 2020
A judge has ordered Google to turn over a year's worth of emails, messages and other data related to Jussie Smollett. More
January 9, 2020
NEW YORK (AP) — CNN has settled a lawsuit with a Kentucky teen who claimed media organizations falsely labeled him as a racist following a well-publicized encounter with a Native American last year at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington. The network confirmed the settlement Tuesday, as did Todd McMurtry, a lawyer for Nicholas Sandmann, a […] More
January 8, 2020
It was a rocky start for Harvey Weinstein inside the New York Courthouse where Judge James Burke appeared furious after learning Weinstein allegedly violated his orders by using a cell phone in the courtroom. More
January 7, 2020
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — IKEA has agreed to pay $46 million to the parents of a 2-year-old boy who died of injuries suffered when a 70-pound (32-kilogram) recalled dresser tipped over onto him, the family’s lawyers said Monday. Jozef Dudek, of Buena Park, California, died in 2017 of his injuries, and his parents sued the Swedish […] More
January 7, 2020
By DAN SEWELL Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — A federal court filing shows that a plea agreement has been reached in the case of a 24-year-old Ohio man who claimed to be a missing Illinois child. No details were made public immediately on the terms. U.S. District Judge Michael Barrett has a Wednesday status conference […] More
January 7, 2020
Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey announced today that film producer Harvey Weinstein has been charged with raping one woman and sexually assaulting another in separate incidents over a two-day period in 2013. Defendant Weinstein (dob 3/19/52) was charged in case BA483663 with one felony count each of forcible rape, forcible oral copulation, […] More
January 6, 2020
BY COURT TV STAFF Disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein will soon face his toughest audience yet as jury selection begins in his long-awaited sex crimes trial. More than 100 people have been summoned to appear in New York Supreme Court on Tuesday to start the process of choosing the 12 jurors plus alternates who will […] More
January 6, 2020
BY MIKE SCHNEIDER | ASSOCIATED PRESS ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The ex-partner of singer Whitney Houston’s late daughter was found unresponsive in a central Florida hotel room and later died, authorities said Thursday. Paramedics were called to Nick Gordon’s hotel room in Maitland, a suburb of Orlando, early Wednesday morning to check on an unresponsive […] More
January 3, 2020
OLATHE, Kan. (AP) — An actress who had a small role in the movie “Captain America: The First Avenger” is accused of fatally stabbing her mother inside a suburban Kansas City home. Mollie Fitzgerald, 38, was arrested Tuesday by police in Olathe, Kansas, the Kansas City Star reported. She is charged with second-degree murder and […] More
January 3, 2020
Judge Bruce Kyle sentenced Mark Sievers to death for the first-degree murder of his wife Teresa and a 30-year-sentence for conspiracy. More
January 3, 2020
This episode takes a look at the famous New York City courthouse where Harvey Weinstein's fate will be determined. (Episode 19) More
January 2, 2020
BY MARK KENNEDY AP | ENTERTAINMENT WRITER NEW YORK (AP) — Few TV documentary series can boast having a more powerful real world impact than “Surviving R. Kelly.” Though allegations of sexual abuse against minors followed R&B superstar R. Kelly for years, it was a six-part series aired by Lifetime last January featuring testimonials by […] More
December 31, 2019
BY DAVID PORTER| ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Two New Jersey men who have served more than 20 years in prison for a double murder have a chance at a new trial after a state appeals court ruled that newly discovered evidence could clear them. The ruling means Kevin Baker and Sean Washington could […] More
December 31, 2019
BY SEEMA IYER | COURT TV Harvey Weinstein, a Hollywood tycoon whose alleged sexual behavior has sparked a powerful conversation world-wide began his plummet from power in early 2015. And it’s all thanks to a few strong women who had the courage to speak out. Here’s a timeline of how the scandal unfolded: March […] More
December 30, 2019
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — A Colorado woman accused of hiding 26 children behind a false wall at her daycare center was arrested for investigation of misdemeanor child abuse, police said Thursday. Carla Faith, 58, was arrested Monday in Colorado Springs on suspicion of two counts of reckless child abuse without injury and a single […] More
December 27, 2019
NEWARK, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio man has been indicted on involuntary manslaughter and other charges after his 2-year-old daughter was fatally shot at home. In a 911 call about the Dec. 14 shooting, the girl’s mother said Noelle Massuros was accidentally shot by her 6-year-old brother, who had found a gun that was left […] More
December 27, 2019
U.S. District Judge Barbara Lynn dismissed the city from civil lawsuit that the family of Botham Jean brought. More
December 27, 2019
Los Angeles and Beverly Hills police each brought four investigations to prosecutors, accusing Harvey Weinstein of sexual assault. More
December 27, 2019
BY PHILIP MARCELO | ASSOCIATED PRESS Scandinavian writer Ari Behn — the ex-husband of Norwegian Princess Martha Louise and among the people who had accused actor Kevin Spacey of sexual misconduct — died this week, his manager said. He was 47. Behn died by suicide Wednesday, his manager told the Norwegian news service NTB. Authorities […] More
December 26, 2019
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Oh no: A New York-based sports network has turned to the federal courts in its trademark dispute with Ohio State University over use of the letter “O.” Overtime Sports Inc., an online network focusing on high school basketball and football, has a capital O with sloping corners as its logo. Its […] More
December 26, 2019
The Michigan attorney general said the investigation into serial sexual abuser Larry Nassar was ongoing despite an earlier statement. More
December 26, 2019
This episode looks back at some of the biggest cases covered by Court TV – from trials that shocked the nation to those that moved us to tears. (Episode 18) More
December 26, 2019
Prosecutors say Michael Avenatti was over $15 million in debt when he tried to extort up to $25 million from Nike. More
December 26, 2019
By AMY FORLITI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A man convicted of kidnapping a Wisconsin girl and killing her parents told police after his arrest that he never thought Jayme Closs would escape because she was petrified, and that after holding her captive for two weeks, he believed he’d get away with his crimes, according […] More
December 26, 2019
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Christopher Darden, best known for prosecuting O.J. Simpson, is now representing Ed Buck, the wealthy Democratic donor charged in two overdose deaths at his Los Angeles-area apartment. Buck, 65, has pleaded not guilty to distributing methamphetamine resulting in the deaths of Timothy Dean in January and Gemmel Moore in 2017. Federal […] More
December 20, 2019
BY CURT ANDERSON AP LEGAL AFFAIRS WRITER FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The trial of Parkland school shooting defendant Nikolas Cruz was delayed Thursday until at least next summer, when he will face a death penalty case stemming from the February 2018 massacre that left 17 people dead. CNN, POOL Broward Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer […] More
December 19, 2019
NEVADA, Iowa (AP) — A man has been sentenced to more than 15 years in prison for burning an LGBTQ flag that was flying at a church in central Iowa. Adolfo Martinez, 30, of Ames, was sentenced Wednesday to 15 years for the hate crime of arson, as well as a year for the reckless […] More
December 19, 2019
As the Late Night Brawl Murder trial winds down, this episode updates you on the twist and turns of this tragic story. (Episode 17) More
December 19, 2019
BY MICHAEL R. SISAK | ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK (AP) — A New York judge threw out state mortgage fraud charges against Paul Manafort, ruling Wednesday that the criminal case was too similar to one that has already landed President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman in federal prison. The move was a blow to what […] More
December 18, 2019
