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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

On Thursday, Court TV’s Vinnie Politan, host of “Closing Arguments with Vinnie Politan,” sat down for an exclusive interview with Jeffery Leving, the attorney for Elian Gonzalez’s father. Elian skyrocketed to the international spotlight in 1999, after he became the center of an immigration and custody battle between the United States and Cuba. The then-five-year-old […] More

December 18, 2019

BY ERIC TUCKER | ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) — A judge on Tuesday sentenced former Trump campaign official Rick Gates to 45 days in jail despite what she said was “extraordinary” cooperation with special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia probe and other Justice Department investigations. The jail sentence, which she said was needed to reflect the […] More

December 17, 2019

A jury found Steven Washington guilty of second-degree murder, carrying a concealed weapon and felony firearm possession. More

December 17, 2019

By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — With the House of Representatives racing toward an impeachment vote this week, President Donald Trump will likely become the third president to face a Senate trial to determine whether he should be removed from office. The examples of Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton, who were both acquitted, […] More

December 17, 2019

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press WINONA, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi man whose murder conviction was overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court for racial bias was granted his freedom for the first time in 22 years Monday while prosecutors decide whether to retry him for a seventh time. A judge set a bond of […] More

December 16, 2019

BY COLLIN BINKLEY | AP EDUCATION WRITER BOSTON (AP) — Lawyers for actress Lori Loughlin and her fashion designer husband say federal prosecutors are holding back crucial evidence that could prove the couple’s innocence in a college admissions scandal that has ensnared dozens of wealthy parents. In a court motion filed Friday in Boston’s court, […] More

December 16, 2019

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A judge was being asked to set bond Monday for a Mississippi man waiting to hear whether prosecutors will try him a seventh time in a quadruple slaying 23 years ago. Curtis Flowers was scheduled to appear on Monday in Montgomery County Circuit Court in […] More

December 16, 2019

NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein says he is a pioneer in advancing the careers of women in the film industry. “I feel like the forgotten man,’’ Weinstein said in an interview published Sunday in the New York Post. “I made more movies directed by women and about women than any filmmaker, and I’m talking […] More

December 16, 2019

ESCANABA, Mich. (AP) — A 59-year-old Michigan man who told his lawyer that he wanted to rob an Upper Peninsula business so he could return to prison could be locked up for the rest of his life. Mark Wilson, of Portage, was sentenced Monday to at least 25 years in prison, a sentence that was […] More

December 13, 2019

BY LARRY NEUMEISTER ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK (AP) — Ninety-eight percent of The Weinstein Co.’s creditors are joining a tentative settlement that plaintiffs say includes $25 million for over two dozen actresses and former employees who claim Harvey Weinstein sexually harassed them, a lawyer said Thursday. >>RELATED: Weinstein could face jail, bail hike over monitoring […] More

December 12, 2019

BY PHILIP MARCELO ASSOCIATED PRESS BOSTON (AP) — Should the Boston Marathon bomber’s trial have taken place in Boston as the city was still reeling from the traumatic 2013 attack? That’s the crux of what’s being argued Thursday before the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston. Lawyers for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev (juh-HAHR’ sar-NY’-ev) are […] More

December 12, 2019

Guilty! A Florida jury found Mark Sievers guilty of arranging the murder of his wife, Dr. Teresa Sievers. Does the organizer of the conspiracy to kill Dr. Sievers deserve a harsher sentence than the two men who actually killed her? What will ultimately be the fate of Mark Sievers? Vinnie and Seema will dive into […] More

December 12, 2019

Q&A with Undisclosed’s Colin Miller After the U.S. Supreme Court denied hearing the case of Adnan Syed, the subject of the investigative journalism podcast Serial, I spoke to one of his advocates, attorney and law professor Colin Miller. We discussed Syed’s path from the 2014 debut of Serial to the 2016 post-conviction hearing, to the highest court in the […] More

December 11, 2019

UPDATED 12/11/19 12 pm BY COURT TV STAFF Harvey Weinstein’s bail was increased by Judge Burke on Wednesday over allegations that he violated his bail by removing his ankle monitor. Weinstein’s bail went from $1 million to a choice of paying either a $5 million cash bail, or $50 million security bond partially secured at […] More

December 11, 2019

UPPER MARLBORO, Md. (AP) — Jurors are expected to hear attorneys’ opening statements on Wednesday for the trial of a white man charged with fatally stabbing a black college student on the University of Maryland’s campus. Sean Urbanski, 24, is charged with first-degree murder and a hate crime in the May 2017 killing of Richard […] More

December 11, 2019

BY MARYCLAIRE DALE | ASSOCIATED PRESS Bill Cosby lost his bid to overturn his sexual assault conviction Tuesday, as an appeals court upheld the verdict in the first celebrity trial of the #MeToo era. In its ruling, the Superior Court upheld the right of prosecutors to call other accusers to bolster their case — the […] More

December 10, 2019

  The following is the complete statement furnished exclusively to Court TV by Harvey Weinstein Lead Attorney Donna Rotunno: “I was dismayed to see all the press coverage incorrectly stating that Mr Weinstein was trying to garner sympathy at his court appearance last week. Mr. Weinstein was in a serious car accident in August, which […] More

December 9, 2019

By RYAN TARINELLI and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein violated his bail conditions by mishandling his electronic ankle monitor, which left his whereabouts unrecorded for hours at a time, a New York prosecutor argued Friday. Prosecutor Joan Illuzzi spoke at a pretrial hearing for Weinstein, who is free on […] More

December 6, 2019