Donald Trump Jr. to testify in fraud trial

Donald Trump Jr. is expected to take the stand Wednesday in the New York civil fraud trial pitting his family and namesake company against New York Attorney General Letitia James. The former president's eldest son is the first of four Trumps set to testify in the trial. Eric Trump, Ivanka Trump and their father Donald Trump are also expected to take the witness stand in the coming days. Seth Berenzweig, a defense and compliance attorney, joined CBS News to discuss the case.

• Nov 1, 2023

Tesla Autopilot not to blame for crash, jury rules

A Southern California jury ruled Tuesday in a civil lawsuit brought against Tesla that its Autopilot system was not at fault in a 2019 crash with left one person dead. Survivors of the crash argued that Tesla's technology was defective, while Tesla claimed the crash was due to driver error.

• Oct 31, 2023

Trump, children to testify at fraud trial

Before the prosecution rests its fraud case in New York against Donald Trump, two of his children and The Trump Organization, it appears Trump, Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump and Ivanka Trump will be questioned on the stand. CBS News reporter Graham Kates has the latest.

• Oct 30, 2023

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried takes the stand

Sam Bankman-Fried will take the stand Thursday as he defends himself in a trial against seven charges. A number of Bankman-Fried's colleagues have testified against him in cooperation with prosecutors. CBS News national correspondent Errol Barnett has a preview of Bankman-Fried's defense.

• Oct 26, 2023

Michael Cohen's tense hours in court

Michael Cohen is confronting his ex-boss Donald Trump for the second time Wednesday as he resumes testimony in the former president's New York civil fraud trial. CBS News reporter Graham Kates has been in court as Trump's attorney grills Cohen.

• Oct 25, 2023

Trump testifies in New York fraud trial

Former President Donald Trump briefly took the stand to testify in his civil fraud trial Wednesday after he made a comment earlier in the day about the judge's clerk. Trump was then fined another $10,000 for violating a gag order. Robert Costa has more.

• Oct 25, 2023

Trump, Cohen at New York fraud trial

Former President Donald Trump and his former attorney Michael Cohen are in the same room Tuesday for the first time in years as Cohen testifies in Trump's ongoing fraud trial in New York. CBS News chief election and campaign correspondent Robert Costa is attending the trial and has the latest.

• Oct 24, 2023

Sam Bankman-Fried's ex-girlfriend testifies

Caroline Ellison, Sam Bankman-Fried's ex-girlfriend, is back on the witness stand Wednesday in the FTX founder's fraud trial. Ellison previously pleaded guilty to multiple charges and agreed to cooperate with the prosecution. CBS News national correspondent Errol Barnett is at the courthouse and has the latest on Ellison's testimony.

• Oct 11, 2023

Trump tries to halt 3 cases against him

Donald Trump's civil trial in New York could shatter the foundation of his company and his father's legacy. CBS News investigative reporter Graham Kates has more on the defense's strategy to halt this ongoing case and others against the former president.

• Oct 6, 2023

Sam Bankman-Fried's defense in fraud trial

Witness testimony resumes Thursday in the criminal fraud trial of Sam Bankman-Fried after the prosecution and defense laid out their opening statements Wednesday. The former CEO of crypto exchange FTX is accused of stealing billions of dollars from customers for his own personal use. He pleaded not guilty back in March. CBS News legal contributor Rebecca Roiphe has more.

• Oct 5, 2023

Possible witnesses at Bankman-Fried trial

Some of Sam Bankman-Fried's former co-workers at FTX are expected to testify against him at his fraud trial. CBS News legal analyst Rikki Klieman explains the latest on the case.

• Oct 5, 2023

Judge issues gag order in Trump's New York trial

The judge in former President Trump's New York fraud trial issued a gag order Tuesday following a social media post from Trump that mentioned one of the judge's clerks. Robert Costa reports.

• Oct 3, 2023

Trump fraud trial underway in New York

Former President Trump attended the first day of the civil trial in which New York Attorney General Letitia James accused him and his company of falsely inflating business and personal assets to secure better loans. Robert Costa has the latest.

• Oct 2, 2023

Trump, company violated fraud law, judge rules

A New York judge ruled that former President Donald Trump and his company "repeatedly" violated state fraud law. The ruling is part of the New York attorney general's $250 million civil suit, which is scheduled to go to trial in October. Scott MacFarlane reports.

• Sep 26, 2023

White homeowner pleads not guilty in shooting of Black teen Ralph Yarl

Andrew Lester, a White 84-year-old homeowner, is accused of shooting Ralph Yarl in April after the Black high-schooler mistakenly came to his Kansas City home.

• Sep 20, 2023

Idaho murders suspect Bryan Kohberger wants no cameras in courtroom

Attorneys for a man accused of stabbing four University of Idaho students to death late last year want cameras banned from his courtroom.

• Sep 13, 2023

Google faces federal regulators in biggest antitrust trial in decades

Top executives at search giant, as well as those from other powerful technology companies are expected to testify.

• Sep 12, 2023

Alex Murdaugh's attorneys ask for new trial

Attorneys for Alex Murdaugh, the disgraced former lawyer convicted of killing his wife and son, are calling for a new trial. They allege a court clerk improperly tampered with the jury during his trial. Mark Strassmann reports.

• Sep 5, 2023

3rd Proud Boys member sentenced this week

Proud Boys member Dominic Pezzola, who broke a Capitol window on Jan. 6, was sentenced on Friday to 10 years in prison. Unlike his co-defendants, Pezzola was acquitted by a jury of the most severe charge of seditious conspiracy. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane reports on the case.

• Sep 1, 2023

Judge sets Trump trial date in election case

A federal judge in Washington, D.C., has set a trial date for March 4, 2024, in the special counsel's case against former President Donald Trump related to his alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. The trial date falls one day before Super Tuesday, when 15 states will hold their primary or caucus for the Republican presidential nomination. Scott MacFarlane reports.

• Aug 29, 2023

8/28: America Decides

Judge sets trial date in 2020 election case; The March on Washington's impact 60 years later

• Aug 28, 2023

The crime scene evidence that convicted Alex Murdaugh

Inside South Carolina's "trial of the century" — how investigators built their case

• Aug 26, 2023
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Jailed Sam Bankman-Fried needs proper vegan diet to prepare for trial, lawyers say

The FTX founder needs proper access to computers, Adderall and a better vegan diet, his attorneys claim.

• Aug 22, 2023

Brian Kohberger back in court

Defense attorneys for alleged killer Bryan Kohberger focused on the DNA evidence linking him to the murders of four Idaho college students in a court appearance Friday. The defense has questioned the validity of the DNA and offered an alibi for Kohberger, but an independent criminal defense attorney said it's a weak argument. Elise Preston reports.

• Aug 19, 2023

9/11 defendants could avoid death penalty

Pentagon officials are considering plea agreements for five defendants suspected of plotting the deadly terror attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. Under the deals, the suspected mastermind and four of his accused co-conspirators would accept criminal responsibility for their actions and avoid the death penalty. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane breaks down the possible plea agreements and discusses the Justice Department's request for lengthy prison sentences for five Proud Boys members convicted for their roles in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.

• Aug 18, 2023

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