Closing Arguments with Vinnie Politan
The most compelling legal stories of the day from Court TV's team of world class legal journalists, starring host Vinnie Politan. More
November 15, 2023
After the jury has seen and heard the factual evidence of the case, the parties are allowed to try to persuade them about its overall significance during the final arguments portion of the trial.
The most compelling legal stories of the day from Court TV's team of world class legal journalists, starring host Vinnie Politan. More
November 15, 2023
Gregory Malarik's defense attorney points the finger at his client's mistress as the woman responsible for Sherri Malarik's murder. More
October 13, 2023
In the State's closing argument, Amy Shea says Gregory Malarik killed his wife to be with his mistress, the family's babysitter. More
October 13, 2023
Host Vinnie Politan dives deeper into this bizarre web of allegations as Court TV’s Chanley Painter joins him from Walterboro, South Carolina. More
February 9, 2023
Court TV’s Chanley Painter, who was on the ground in Moscow, Idaho, joins host Vinnie Politan to dive deeper into this tragic story. More
December 15, 2022
“George didn’t do this. He wasn’t there. It’s not in his nature,” defense lawyer John Parker told the jury. More
November 30, 2022
Closing arguments are expected Tuesday in Los Angeles in the rape trial of actor Danny Masterson, who is accused of raping 3 women. More
November 15, 2022
Nikki Entzel is accused of plotting the death of her husband, Chad Entzel, so that she could carry on with a love affair and collect... More
October 4, 2022
The prosecutor told jurors the “truth is, Kristin Smart is dead and the evidence is clear that she was killed by Paul Flores.” More
October 4, 2022
Closing arguments are set to begin today in the trial of Eric Holder, who's charged with first-degree murder in the hip-hop star's death, as well... More
June 30, 2022
June 8, 2022
After closings and rebuttal, jurors deliberated for a little more than two hours today. Deliberations resume Tuesday, May 31 at 9 a.m. More
May 27, 2022
As the Johnny Depp vs. Amber Heard defamation trial winds down, during their rebuttal case, the defense recalls Johnny Depp to the stand. More
May 26, 2022
Court TV’s Chanley Painter reflects on her experience in the courtroom during the dramatic cross-examination of Amber Heard. More
May 19, 2022
The trial is on a pre-schedule break this week, but not before Heard took the stand to tell her side of the story on direct... More
May 12, 2022
Lawyers for both the defense and prosecution rested Tuesday in celebrity chef Mario Batali’s sexual misconduct trial in Boston. More
May 10, 2022
Lawyers for both the defense and prosecution rested Tuesday in celebrity chef Mario Batali’s sexual misconduct trial in Boston. More
May 10, 2022
After weeks of testimony and nearly 30 witnesses, including Johnny Depp himself, Depp's legal team rested his case-in-chief. More
May 5, 2022
We’re back in Fairfax County, Virginia for more of our gavel-to-gavel coverage of the Johnny Depp vs. Amber Heard Defamation Trial. More
April 28, 2022
Chanley Painter is in the courtroom daily and will join host Vinnie Politan with in person details about the testimony of Johnny Depp. More
April 21, 2022
Three months after a jury convicted Empire actor Jussie Smollett of faking a hate crime, he returned to court for sentencing from the judge. More
March 17, 2022
In December of 2020, Trezell and Jacqueline West reported to authorities that their adoptive toddler sons Orson and Orinn had gone missing. More
March 10, 2022
Not Guilty – those were the words Curtis Reeves heard just hours after the jury was charged with determining his fate. More
March 3, 2022
Curtis Reeves has never denied he shot and killed Chad Oulson after a fight about cell phone usage in a movie theater. Was it self-defense? More
February 24, 2022
Retired police captain Curtis Reeves shot and killed Chad Oulson during an argument over cell phone usage in a movie theater. More
February 17, 2022
Court TV’s Ted Rowlands joins host Vinnie Politan to preview FL v. Curtis Reeves, the case of the Movie Popcorn Murder Trial. More
February 10, 2022
Tiger King Joe Exotic calls Vinnie Politan from prison to give an update on his health, appeal status and discusses his nemesis, Carol Baskin. More
February 3, 2022
A Wisconsin man, Theodore Edgecomb, is charged with killing Jason Cleereman after a road rage confrontation while riding his bicycle home. More
January 27, 2022
Bill Cosby's 2008 sexual assault conviction was overturned and his immediate release ordered. What does this mean for sexual assault victims? More
January 20, 2022
Can prosecutors convince a jury Kim Potter was criminally responsible for Duante Wright’s death when she fired her gun rather than her taser? More
December 16, 2021