Cross-examination is the stuff of drama in fictional courtroom depictions. The savvy lawyer taking on a hostile witness on the stand—these are the moments TV and movie audiences live for. However, the ...

This report includes descriptions of physical and sexual violence. On Monday (June 2), a former employee of Sean Combs concluded three days of testimony against the hip-hop mogul. The witness, who ...

Attorneys shouldn't speak to witnesses during cross-examination. If a party is on the witness stand, can the attorney who presents the witness speak to the witness when he or she begins ...

TAKEN THE STAND ALREADY. GOOD MORNING. DOUG. SO FAR, THE JURY HAS HEARD FROM 40 WITNESSES FOR THE PROSECUTION. KAREN AND KAREN REED’S DEFENSE TEAM HAS BEEN AGGRESSIVELY CROSS-EXAMINING EACH ONE TO TRY ...

EL PASO COUNTY, CO — The defense continued to make its case Wednesday as the murder trial of Letecia Stauch continued. The defense began Wednesday by filing a motion to drop all charges against ...

Then-Illinois Speaker of the House Michael Madigan, D-Chicago, looks out over the House floor at the State Capitol in Springfield in 2017. (Justin L. Fowler/The State Journal-Register via AP, File) ...