The latest legal news in the Parkland school massacre cases involving gunman Nikolas Cruz and school resource officer Scot R. Peterson.
Scot Peterson's attorney, Mark Eiglarsh, argued with the judge over whether former Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel could testify. More
June 14, 2023
On day 5, Ana Ramos testified that defendant Scot Peterson ordered the 'code red' over the school's radio, directing everyone to seek cover. More
June 14, 2023
Officers testified in the trial of Scot Peterson that their training taught them to run toward gunfire, even if you can't tell where it's coming... More
June 13, 2023
Responding officers described being prepared to put themselves in the line of fire in the trial against Scot R. Peterson. More
June 12, 2023
What Scot R. Peterson heard and saw on Feb. 14, 2018, is the key issue in the trial. He's charged with failing to confront shooter... More
June 9, 2023
People were visibly overcome in the courtroom with emotion as a recording played gunshots during the trial of Scot R. Peterson. More
June 8, 2023
Kyle Laman, who was shot in the foot, became emotional on the witness stand as he saw video from inside the school for the first... More
June 8, 2023
Anthony Borges testified that he called his father to say goodbye after he was shot, because he thought he was going to die. More
June 8, 2023
Ivy Schamis described the scene inside her classroom during the massacre that killed 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. More
June 7, 2023
UPDATE: While prosecutors said Scot Peterson could have stopped the deaths of six people, his defense attorney said his client is a scapegoat. More
June 7, 2023
Mark Eiglarsh tells the jury that his client, school resource officer Scot Peterson, did everything he could the day of the Parkland shooting. More
June 7, 2023
Asst. State Attorney Steven Klinger delivers the prosecution's opening statement in the trial of school resource officer Scot R. Peterson. More
June 7, 2023
Opening statements begin Wednesday in the trial of Scot Peterson, the officer who failed to take action during the Parkland school shooting. More
June 6, 2023
An investigative panel determined that Judge Elizabeth Scherer violated several rules while presiding over Nikolas Cruz's penalty phase. More
June 5, 2023
Scot Peterson's defense attorneys had requested the jury be allowed to visit the school where 17 people were killed in 2018. More
June 1, 2023
55 finalists were selected on Wednesday and will be brought back on Monday ahead of the trial of Scot Peterson. More
May 31, 2023
Scot Peterson, the armed school resource officer on campus the day of the Parkland Massacre accused of doing nothing to help, faces trial. More
May 30, 2023
Scot Peterson has said that he didn't enter during Nikolas Cruz's deadly shooting spree because he thought the shots were being fired from outside. More
May 23, 2023
Scot Peterson, labeled by some as the 'coward of Broward,' could face nearly a century in prison if he is convicted. More
May 22, 2023
Mark Klaas and Max Schachter speak about the trauma of losing a child and the reality of having to face their accused killer in court. More
May 15, 2023
Judge Elizabeth Scherer submitted a letter of resignation to Gov. Ron DeSantis’ office Wednesday afternoon. More
May 10, 2023
Judge Elizabeth Scherer submitted a letter of resignation to Gov. Ron DeSantis’ office, Court TV exclusively learned. More
May 10, 2023
Justices cited Scherer's chummy interactions with prosecutors who were seeking the death penalty against Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz. More
April 14, 2023
People released doves, lit candles and shed tears as the Parkland community commemorated the 5th anniversary of the murder of 14 students and 3 staffers. More
February 14, 2023
The Nikolas Cruz decision outraged many and is likely the catalyst for Florida's move to drop its unanimity requirement for capital punishment. More
February 2, 2023
Public memorial to be built honoring the 17 victims of the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. More
January 19, 2023
After two days of impact statements, mass murderer Nikolas Cruz was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for killing 17 people. More
November 2, 2022
“Your defense preyed on the idea of your humanity, but you had none for those you encountered on February 14th," Thomas Hixon told Nikolas Cruz. More
November 2, 2022
Court TV's Ashley Willcott and legal analysts break down the Parkland shooter's sentencing and the Florida laws behind it. More
November 1, 2022
Tony Montalto said it's not fair that jurors showed Gina's killer mercy because "he showed no mercy when he shot my forever 14-year-old daughter in... More
November 1, 2022
