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Judge sets preliminary hearing in ‘Golden State Killer’ case
Judge sets preliminary hearing in ‘Golden State Killer’ case

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A California judge on Wednesday set a May hearing to decide if prosecutors have enough evidence to go to trial against a man suspected being the notorious “Golden State Killer” who eluded capture for decades. Sacramento County Superior Court Judge Steve White ordered the preliminary hearing for Joseph James DeAngelo to […] More

January 23, 2020

Police respond to Florida home of NFL player Antonio Brown
Police respond to Florida home of NFL player Antonio Brown

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (AP) — NFL wide receiver Antonio Brown’s trainer was arrested Tuesday following accusations that he and Brown attacked another man near Brown’s Florida home, authorities said. Officers responded to a disturbance call, where the alleged victim said Brown and his trainer, Glen Holt, hit him, Hollywood police spokesman Christian Latta said in a […] More

January 23, 2020

Crime required for impeachment? Not so, say legal experts
Crime required for impeachment? Not so, say legal experts

BY ERIC TUCKER | ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s defense hinges largely on arguments made in the impeachment trial of President Andrew Johnson more than 150 years ago: that impeachment requires a crime. But most legal scholars disagree, including Jonathan Turley, the law professor called by Republicans in the House investigation to argue against impeaching Trump. […] More

January 22, 2020

Prosecutor calls Weinstein a predator as rape trial opens
Prosecutor calls Weinstein a predator as rape trial opens

By MICHAEL R. SISAK and TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein faced a jury Wednesday in a landmark moment for the #MeToo movement, with prosecutors painting him as a sexual predator who used his movie-magnate stature to abuse women. “He was not just a titan in Hollywood. He was a rapist,” […] More

January 22, 2020

Warden: Michael Avenatti kept in his own cell for his safety
Warden: Michael Avenatti kept in his own cell for his safety

By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Avenatti, the jet-setting lawyer who once represented porn star Stormy Daniels in her battles with President Donald Trump, is being housed in isolation at a federal lockup facility for his own safety, the jail warden said Tuesday. Avenatti is currently being held in the most […] More

January 22, 2020

Defense asks to delay murder trial in Iowa student’s slaying
Defense asks to delay murder trial in Iowa student’s slaying

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Defense lawyers for the man charged in the killing of University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts are asking a judge to delay his trial. Lawyers for Cristhian Bahena Rivera say they need to push back the Feb. 4 trial date so that they have time to appeal a judge’s ruling that allowed […] More

January 21, 2020

#MeToo prosecutors deploy experts early to thwart defense
#MeToo prosecutors deploy experts early to thwart defense

BY MARYCLAIRE DALE | ASSOCIATED PRESS When his trial opens in the coming days, Harvey Weinstein’s defense team is expected to go on the offensive against the women who have accused him of rape and sexual assault, in part by questioning if they acted like victims afterward. New York City prosecutors intend to counter with a strategy that’s […] More

January 20, 2020

AP source: Dershowitz, Starr on Trump impeachment legal team
AP source: Dershowitz, Starr on Trump impeachment legal team

By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s legal team will include former Harvard University law professor Alan Dershowitz and Ken Starr, the former independent counsel who led the Whitewater investigation into President Bill Clinton, according to a person familiar with the matter. The team will also include Pam Bondi, the former […] More

January 17, 2020

Weinstein: 7 jurors in, Hadid out; lawyers take on ‘circus’
Weinstein: 7 jurors in, Hadid out; lawyers take on ‘circus’

UPDATED 1/17/20 BY COURT TV STAFF:  By the end of the day, 7 jurors were selected and sworn in on the jury of the Harvey Weinstein rape trial out of New York City. Court resumes on Friday with the third panel of 20 potential jurors that have already undergone preliminary background questioning by the judge. […] More

January 17, 2020

New filing in college bribery case against Loughlin, husband
New filing in college bribery case against Loughlin, husband

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A new prosecution filing in the college admissions cheating case targets defense claims by actress Lori Loughlin and her fashion designer husband Mossimo Giannulli, who are accused of paying $500,000 to get their two daughters into the University of Southern California in the guise of crew team members, the Los Angeles Times reported […] More

January 17, 2020

Therapist charged with killing family faced fraud probe
Therapist charged with killing family faced fraud probe

By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A physical therapist charged with killing his wife, three children and dog in a home near Walt Disney World and leaving their bodies there for days was being investigated in Connecticut for health care fraud motivated by his need to pay off personal loans, according to […] More

January 17, 2020

Weinstein’s lawyers want trial moved…again
Weinstein’s lawyers want trial moved…again

BY TOM HAYS, JENNIFER PELTZ AND MICHAEL R. SISAK | ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein’s lawyers went to court Thursday with a last-minute demand to halt jury selection and move his rape trial out of New York City, where they say intense media coverage, protesters and even the consideration of supermodel Gigi […] More

January 16, 2020

Weinstein lawyers: ‘Circus’ atmosphere, juror tweets unfair
Weinstein lawyers: ‘Circus’ atmosphere, juror tweets unfair

By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — As if picking a jury for Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial wasn’t complicated enough, some potential jurors have been posting on social media about their involvement in the case, violating court rules that could land them behind bars, the judge said Wednesday as the selection process […] More

January 16, 2020

The Harvey Weinstein Trial: Hollywood’s A-List make the witness list
The Harvey Weinstein Trial: Hollywood’s A-List make the witness list

BY SEEMA IYER | COURT TV LIVE “Is this a witness list or the Oscar nominations?” That was my first thought when hearing that several Hollywood A-listers comprise the 90 names being read to potential jurors in the New York trial against movie mogul Harvey Weinstein. Just a day after seeing actresses Charlize Theron and […] More

January 15, 2020

Prosecutor: Avenatti arrested on alleged bail violation
Prosecutor: Avenatti arrested on alleged bail violation

By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Avenatti, the embattled former attorney for the porn actress Stormy Daniels, was arrested Tuesday evening in California for alleged bail violations, according to a court filing by federal prosecutors. The arrest came as Avenatti was appearing before the State Bar Court in Los Angeles, which […] More

January 15, 2020

Police: Mother of infant who froze in 1988 won’t be charged
Police: Mother of infant who froze in 1988 won’t be charged

MERIDEN, Conn. (AP) — DNA testing has helped police identify the mother of an infant who was found frozen to death in a Connecticut parking lot in 1988, but she is not expected to face charges because of how long ago the crime was, authorities announced Tuesday. Meriden Police Chief Jeffry Cossette said the mother […] More

January 15, 2020

Man asks judge’s leave for sword battle with ex-wife, lawyer
Man asks judge’s leave for sword battle with ex-wife, lawyer

HARLAN, Iowa (AP) — A Kansas man has asked an Iowa judge to let him engage in a sword fight with his ex-wife and her attorney so that he can “rend their souls” from their bodies. David Ostrom, 40, of Paola, Kansas, said in a Jan. 3 court filing that his former wife, Bridgette Ostrom, […] More

January 15, 2020

Shooter at Florida zombie festival gets 30 years in prison
Shooter at Florida zombie festival gets 30 years in prison

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — The man who shot several people, killing one, at a zombie-themed festival in Florida more than four years ago was sentenced on Monday to 30 years in prison. Jose Raul Bonilla, 24, was sentenced after pleading no contest to second-degree murder, aggravated battery with a firearm and possession of a […] More

January 14, 2020

Gigi Hadid among potential jurors for Weinstein’s rape trial
Gigi Hadid among potential jurors for Weinstein’s rape trial

By TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Supermodel Gigi Hadid is in the running to be a juror in Harvey Weinstein’s New York City rape trial after telling a judge Monday that she thinks she’d be able to “keep an open mind on the facts.” Hadid, who lives in Manhattan and studied criminal […] More

January 14, 2020

Authorities: Lindsay Lohan’s mom drunkenly hit car, fled
Authorities: Lindsay Lohan’s mom drunkenly hit car, fled

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (AP) — Actress Lindsay Lohan’s mother is facing charges related to another drunken driving incident after authorities say she rear-ended a driver and then left the scene. VIDEO CREDIT: WCBS Dina Lohan, who has a history of driving while intoxicated, was driving with a suspended license on Saturday evening when she hit another […] More

January 13, 2020

ZombiCon shooter takes plea deal
ZombiCon shooter takes plea deal

UPDATED 1/13/2020 11 AM: Jose Bonilla has agreed to a plea deal on the day his trial was scheduled to begin.   ORIGINAL STORY: A Florida man who allegedly fatally shot one person and wounded several others at a 2015 event is facing life in prison. Jose Raul Bonilla, 20, is accused in the deadly […] More

January 13, 2020

Patriots star Julian Edelman arrested for vandalism in California
Patriots star Julian Edelman arrested for vandalism in California

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — New England Patriots star Julian Edelman was arrested in Southern California on suspicion of misdemeanor vandalism after jumping on the hood of someone’s car, authorities said Sunday. Edelman, 33, caused unspecified damage when he jumped on the vehicle Saturday night on a commercial block of Beverly Hills, police Lt. Elisabeth […] More

January 13, 2020

R. Kelly girlfriend pleads not guilty to battery charge
R. Kelly girlfriend pleads not guilty to battery charge

CHICAGO (AP) — A fight between two of R. Kelly’s girlfriends inside the embattled singer’s Trump Tower condominium led to a domestic battery charge against one of them and sent the other to the hospital, Chicago police said Thursday. Joycelyn Savage, 24, was taken into custody after allegedly punching a 22-year-old woman in the face Wednesday, police […] More

January 10, 2020