Jan. 6 trial of Proud Boys leaders plagued by bickering between lawyers, judge
U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly has frequently scolded Proud Boys' defense lawyers for interrupting and talking over him, warning that he could find them in contempt.
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U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly has frequently scolded Proud Boys' defense lawyers for interrupting and talking over him, warning that he could find them in contempt.
The South Carolina courthouse where former attorney Alex Murdaugh's murder trial is taking place was evacuated.
An October trial date is for Nathan Carman, the man charged with killing his mother in 2016 as part of an alleged scheme to inherit millions.
The judge in Alex Murdaugh's double murder trial ruled to allow the state to present evidence of the now disbarred South Carolina attorney's alleged financial crimes. The decision came after days of testimony from witnesses who were heard without the jury present as Judge Clifton Newman weighed the evidence, for which Murdaugh faces 99 charges separate from the murder case. Nikki Battiste reports.
The third week of testimony begins Monday in the Alex Murdaugh murder trial. Murdaugh, a former South Carolina attorney, is accused of murdering his wife and adult son. CBS News producer Elizabeth Campbell joined Anne-Marie Green to discuss what to expect in the trial this week.
Jurors found the Tesla CEO didn't mislead investors in claiming he had lined up funding to take the car company public.
The judge in the Alex Murdaugh trial ruled prosecutors can present evidence that money was a motive. Scott MacFarlane has the details.
The judge in the Alex Murdaugh murder trial ruled Thursday that prosecutors can present evidence that the former lawyer charged with killing his wife and son allegedly stole money. Murdaugh's lawyers said it's absurd to suggest that the allegation is linked to the murders. CBS News correspondent Scott MacFarlane reports on the trial, and Imran Ansari, a criminal defense attorney, civil litigator, former prosecutor and anchor on the Law & Crime Network, joined Anne-Marie Green and Janet Shamlian to discuss the case.
A former colleague testified that Murdaugh was questioned about $800,000 that was missing hours before the murders.
A law enforcement officer testified that Murdaugh implied he murdered his son in an interview three days after the murder, but the audio is ambiguous.
Opening arguments began Wednesday in the double murder trial of Alex Murdaugh. Nikki Battiste reports.
An Islamic extremist who killed eight people with a speeding truck in a 2017 rampage on a popular New York City bike path has been convicted of federal charges and could face the death penalty.
Opening statements were made Wednesday in the trial of Alex Murdaugh, the disgraced South Carolina attorney accused of fatally shooting his wife and son. Prosecutors said cellphone evidence will place Murdaugh at the scene of the murders.
The Arkansas man who was photographed on Jan. 6, 2021, with his foot up on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's desk has been found guilty of eight criminal charges, including obstruction of an official proceeding. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane joins us with more on the verdict, plus the latest on the political standoff over the debt ceiling.
Former motorcycle club leader Frank Hanebuth is being tried alongside 49 alleged international collaborators facing up to 38 years in prison.
Genaro García Luna faces charges for allegedly accepting millions in bribes from the Sinaloa drug cartel to allow the organization to operate in Mexico.
Investors sued after Musk suggested in 2018 that he was moving ahead with a plan to take Tesla private.
Prosecutors in a trial of Atlanta-based rapper Young Thug have said they plan to use some of his lyrics as evidence. Young Thug, whose real name is Jeffery Williams, has pleaded not guilty to all of the charges against him, which include racketeering and gang violence. Co-founder and co-CEO of AllHipHop.com, Chuck Creekmur, joins CBS News to discuss.
The trial of an Arkansas man who went viral after participating in the Jan. 6 insurrection is underway in federal court. A photograph taken during the attack shows Richard Barnett with his foot on then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's desk. He has pleaded not guilty to the charges he's facing. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane discussed the trial and a new House select committee to investigate federal agencies.
Rapper Mac Phipps was a rising star whose career came to a crashing halt when song lyrics were used against him in court; he served two decades in prison for manslaughter, even though he's maintained his innocence.
Saipov had hoped to kill even more people by driving to the Brooklyn Bridge, "where he could mow down even more people," the prosecutor said.
Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX, pleaded not guilty to charges that he defrauded customers out of billions of dollars. His trial is set for October.
Croft was convicted in August on conspiracy charges and of possessing an unregistered explosive.
A jury in Los Angeles found rapper Tory Lanez guilty on all 3 counts in the 2020 shooting that wounded music star Megan Thee Stallion. CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson joins Catherine Herridge with more on the breaking news.
Lanez, whose real name is Daystar Peterson, could face a maximum sentence of more than 22 years in prison.