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Pamela Smart was a high school media coordinator when she began an affair with a 15-year-old student who later shot and killed her husband. More

March 29, 2023

PARK CITY, Utah (Court TV) — A series of seemingly elusive chat messages introduced as evidence by Gwyneth Paltrow‘s attorneys were actually uncovered by a Court TV viewer. Michael “Fletch” Fletcher told Court TV’s Julie Grant that it was “comical how easy” it was to find messages involving plaintiff Terry Sanderson and members of a […] More

March 28, 2023

Late New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez's brother Dennis faces charges in Connecticut, accused of throwing a brick at ESPN headquarters. More

March 28, 2023

The Maryland Attorney General's office called the judge's decision 'legally defective' after Tuesday's ruling. More

March 28, 2023

While the victim's body has not been found, prosecutors said they have blood and video evidence to prove their case. More

March 28, 2023

Investigators have spent eight years piecing together what happened to Stephen Smith, whose body was found on a South Carolina road in 2015. More

March 28, 2023

Confessed teen killer Aiden Fucci wrote an 'apawlagy' letter to the court days before he was sentenced to life in prison. More

March 28, 2023

Lori Vallow Daybell has been transferred to the Ada County Jail and potential jurors are now submitting questionnaires at the courthouse. More

March 28, 2023

Jacob Runyan and Chase Cominsky both pleaded guilty to two charges for cheating during the Lake Erie Walleye Trail Tournament. More

March 28, 2023

Due to the trial's judge-imposed eight-day clock, Gwyneth Paltrow’s defense team is expected to face tough time management decisions. More

March 28, 2023

Man who spent 16 years in prison after he was wrongfully convicted of raping writer Alice Sebold settles lawsuit against N.Y. State for $5.5M. More

March 28, 2023

Judge says Santa Fe DA shouldn't be co-counsel in manslaughter case against Alec Baldwin and weapons supervisor in fatal shooting of cinematographer. More

March 27, 2023

Newly obtained documents reveal that detectives initially believed that Stephen Smith had been shot and that a rape kit was done. More

March 27, 2023

Prosecutors said they will seek the death penalty against Ezekiel Kelly if he's convicted of first-degree murder in a shooting rampage. More

March 27, 2023

More relatives of people shot to death at a Colorado supermarket sue gun-maker Sturm, Ruger & Co. over how it marketed the firearm used in the massacre. More

March 27, 2023

Prince Harry and Elton John were in a London court Monday regarding a lawsuit they brought alleging phone tapping and other invasions of privacy. More

March 27, 2023

The victim's wallet, phone and keys were found in his office and 'a significant amount' of blood was found in the bathroom. More

March 27, 2023

Taylor Schabusiness is charged with first-degree intentional homicide, mutilating a corpse, and third-degree sexual assault. More

March 27, 2023

Documents show John Carter has been charged with two counts of felony murder in the 2011 death of his fiancé, Katelyn Markham. More

March 27, 2023

Terry Sanderson testified that Gwyneth Paltrow crashed into him from behind and sent him flying. That’s the opposite of what the Goop founder testified. More

March 27, 2023

On Sunday, an attorney for actor Jonathan Majors blamed the incident on the woman having 'an emotional crisis.' More

March 27, 2023

Florida principal forced to resign after a parent complained 6th graders were exposed to pornography during a lesson that included Michelangelo’s “David." More

March 24, 2023

Darrell Brooks, who was convicted in the Waukesha Christmas Parade attack, faces two trials this summer in outstanding felony cases. More

March 24, 2023

Aiden Fucci's case and sentence of life in prison for the killing of Tristyn Bailey may be reviewed in 25 years, according to Florida law. More

March 24, 2023

Proposed instructions would allow a jury to find her guilty, even if they do not believe she physically committed the crime. More

March 24, 2023

James Toliver Craig was formally charged with first-degree murder Thursday in the alleged poisoning death of his wife, Angela Craig. More

March 24, 2023

Rapper Afroman is being sued by members of the Adams County Sheriff's Office after they raided his home in August 2022. More

March 24, 2023

After 14 days and 41 witnesses, the evidence in Michael Keetley's retrial is in and the case will soon be in a Florida jury's hands. More

March 24, 2023

Gwyneth Paltrow insisted Friday on the witness stand that a 2016 ski collision at an upscale Utah ski resort wasn’t her fault, More

March 24, 2023

PODCAST: In 1998, vampire-obsessed teenager Rod Ferrell pleaded guilty to two counts of felony murder in the brutal killing of a Florida couple. This raised a significant question:  At what age is someone too young for the death penalty? This episode of the Court TV Podcast dives deeper into this difficult question with an episode […] More

March 24, 2023