Top 5 Stories of 2020 – Court TV Podcast
It’s time to look back on 2020 and the top legal stories of the year. (Episode 70) More
December 17, 2020
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Former teacher pleads guilty to soliciting a student
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A former Sioux Falls high school teacher accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a student has reached a plea... More
December 17, 2020
Judge: Suit filed by 29 women can proceed against ex-doctor
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A judge has denied a request by a former suburban Portland doctor to put a two-year hold on a civil case... More
December 17, 2020
Florida man sentenced to 50 years for stabbing mom to death
PALM COAST, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man was sentenced to 50 years in prison Wednesday for stabbing his mother to death after he got... More
December 17, 2020
Minnesota juvenile lifer walks free after 18 years in prison
By ROBIN McDOWELL and MARGIE MASON Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Black man sent to prison for life as a teenager took his first... More
December 16, 2020
New body camera video shows moments after Arbery shooting
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Police began arriving almost immediately after Ahmaud Arbery was shot in a coastal Georgia More
December 16, 2020
Fashion mogul Peter Nygard arrested in Canada on sex charges
NEW YORK (AP) — Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard was arrested on charges alleging he sexually abused women and girls after luring them into his... More
December 15, 2020
Ex-Epstein pal seeks bail with $28.5M and armed guards
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Lawyers for the former girlfriend of Jeffrey Epstein are urging a judge to free her to... More
December 15, 2020
Sentencing set for Ohio man who claimed to be missing child
By DAN SEWELL Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — A federal judge plans to complete sentencing Tuesday afternoon for an Ohio man who falsely claimed to... More
December 15, 2020
Japan ‘Twitter killer’ sentenced to death for serial murders
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese court on Tuesday sentenced a man to death for killing and dismembering nine people, most... More
December 15, 2020
Appeals court sends ‘Leaving Neverland’ fight to arbitration
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — A federal appeals court ruled Monday that a lawsuit filed by the Michael Jackson estate More
December 14, 2020
‘Cheer’ star Jerry Harris indicted on new child sex charges
CHICAGO (AP) — “Cheer” star Jerry Harris, already facing federal child pornography charges, has been indicted on new charges that allege he solicited sex More
December 14, 2020
Hunter Biden subpoena seeks info on Burisma, other entities
By MICHAEL BALSAMO and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A subpoena seeking documents from Hunter Biden asked for information related to more More
December 14, 2020
Rapper Lil Wayne pleads guilty to federal weapons charge
By CURT ANDERSON AP Legal Affairs Writer ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Rapper Lil Wayne pleaded guilty Friday to a federal charge that he possessed... More
December 11, 2020
FKA twigs sues Shia LaBeouf, alleging abusive relationship
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Singer FKA twigs filed a lawsuit Friday alleging that Shia LaBeouf was physically and More
December 11, 2020
Man who was serving 90-year sentence for marijuana released
By KELLI KENNEDY Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — While serving a 90-year prison sentence for selling marijuana, Richard DeLisi's wife died, More
December 10, 2020
‘Under the rug:’ Sexual misconduct shakes FBI’s senior ranks
By JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An assistant FBI director retired after he was accused of drunkenly groping a female subordinate in a More
December 10, 2020
Kenosha Shooting Suspect Kyle Rittenhouse: Probable Cause Hearing – Court TV Podcast
17-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse was back in court for a probable cause hearing and like every aspect of this story, it was divisive. (Episode 69) More
December 10, 2020
Mother of Black man killed by Ohio deputy: ‘I want answers’
Relatives said Casey Goodson, 23, was killed in the doorway of his grandmother’s house in Columbus as he walked through the front door. More
December 10, 2020
Hunter Biden tax probe examining Chinese business dealings
By ERIC TUCKER, MICHAEL BALSAMO and JONATHAN LEMIRE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is investigating the finances of More
December 10, 2020
High court takes on Fannie, Freddie presidential power case
By JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is hearing a case Wednesday that could make it easier for the president to... More
December 9, 2020
OlivIa Jade Giannulli learning from family college ‘mess-up’
By LYNN ELBER AP Television Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Maybe Olivia Jade Giannulli had hoped for kid-glove treatment in choosing the family vibe of... More
December 9, 2020
Judge dismisses Flynn case following pardon from Trump
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed the criminal case against former Trump administration national More
December 9, 2020
14 Fort Hood soldiers fired, suspended over violence at base
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Army on Tuesday said it had fired or suspended 14 officers and enlisted soldiers at... More
December 8, 2020
Does Trump have power to pardon himself? It’s complicated
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has declared that he has the “absolute right” to issue a pardon to himself.... More
December 8, 2020
Arrest after break-in at Tom Brady-Gisele Bundchen mansion
BROOKLINE, Mass. (AP) — Police arrested a man Monday they say broke into a mansion owned by former New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady and... More
December 7, 2020
29 inmates charged in deadly 2018 South Carolina prison riot
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Twenty-nine inmates have been charged in connection with a South Carolina prison riot that left seven inmates dead and 22 injured... More
December 7, 2020
California attorney withdraws from Rittenhouse criminal case
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — A California attorney for an Illinois 17-year-old accused of fatally shooting two people and wounding a third during a night of More
December 7, 2020
Years-old murder shook town; new arrest causes aftershocks
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — As days turned into years, Brett Woolley came to accept that his father’s murderer would never... More
December 7, 2020
Texas prep player faces assault charge, team out of playoffs
EDINBURG, Texas (AP) — A Texas high school football player who ran onto the field and blindsided a referee who had ejected him from a... More
December 7, 2020
