The latest legal news in the Parkland school massacre cases involving gunman Nikolas Cruz and school resource officer Scot R. Peterson.
Cruz's attorneys never questioned the horror he inflicted, but focused on their belief that his birth mother's heavy drinking during pregnancy left him with fetal alcohol spectrum... More
September 26, 2022
State files motion to include photo evidence of a swastika on Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz's backpack. Cruz killed 17 and wounded 17 others. More
September 20, 2022
Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz's lawyers accused Judge Scherer of bias; state files motion to include photo evidence of a swastika on Cruz's backpack. More
September 19, 2022
The Broward Public Defender’s Office said in a motion that Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer held a longstanding animosity toward lead defense lawyer Melisa McNeill. More
September 19, 2022
Judge Elizabeth Scherer called the decision without warning to her or the prosecution “the most uncalled for, unprofessional way to try a case.” More
September 14, 2022
Judge Elizabeth Scherer called the defense's decision to rest without giving the court or prosecutors notice "unprofessional." More
September 14, 2022
Fetal alcohol researcher testifies school shooter Nikolas Cruz’s birth mother drank more during pregnancy than any woman he’s ever seen documented. More
September 13, 2022
A psychologist and expert in fetal alcohol syndrome testified about school shooter Nikolas Cruz's birth mother's alcohol use during pregnancy. More
September 13, 2022
At 5, tests showed Nikolas Cruz had impairments in 10 intellectual categories including memory, reasoning, language and impulsivity, a doctor said. More
September 13, 2022
Chaos reigned in the home where Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz grew up, testimony in his ongoing penalty trial has shown. More
September 12, 2022
Jurors in the case of Nikolas Cruz have one question to answer: Life or death? The school shooter faces the death penalty or life in... More
September 9, 2022
Court TV anchor Judge Ashley Willcott takes a look at recent motions in the case. For example, the judge allowed jurors to see Cruz's swastika... More
September 6, 2022
In a failed attempt to bar the admission into evidence several swastikas Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz drew on assignments, his attorneys made an unusual argument Thursday... More
September 1, 2022
September 1, 2022
Tension rises in the courtroom after the defense made a motion for a mistrial over a swastika, which the prosecution argues is allowed to be... More
September 1, 2022
August 31, 2022
Paul Gold, who lived next door to the Cruz family when the future mass killer was 10 to 12 years old, told jurors he knew... More
August 31, 2022
By Katie McLaughlin FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (Court TV) — An open records request has revealed how Parkland Shooter Nikolas Cruz spent some of his time More
August 31, 2022
August 30, 2022
During his middle school years, Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz frequently cursed at teachers and made threats, and his drawings of gunshot victims were so disturbing that... More
August 30, 2022
