Judge Amy Hanley says the goal of cross-examination is to maintain control of the witness and as the examining attorney much of the power to do that is in your hands. "You have a witness who has been ...

Donald Trump’s defense lawyer, who resorted to personal attacks and repetitive questioning in his cross-examination of E. Jean Carroll in the trial over her rape allegation against the former ...

Michael Cohen was the first of Donald Trump’s former attorneys to testify against his old boss, but he won’t be the last. Cohen’s situation is different from the other three. He pleaded guilty in 2018 ...

Nearly three and a half years into the Trump Administration’s term, the United States Department of Education has finally published its new regulations governing campus sexual assault cases. The ...

Former House Speaker Michael Madigan contended last week that as a blue-collar leader with a strong work ethic, he was angry and upset when he found out close associates he’d recommended for jobs with ...

The Biden administration’s updates to the regulations have laudable aims, but one blind spot leaves victims vulnerable to retaliatory lawsuits. On Friday, the Biden administration finalized updates to ...

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 ...

This afternoon, Andrew Ferguson and Premal Dharia, attorneys for Vasile Graure—-accused of alighting Glover Park strip club Good Guyslast year——cross-examined Good Guys employee Kathleen Lazorchack, ...

UPDATE, 2:12 pm: From Ecstasy, MDMA, opiates, GBH and more, there was a lot of drug use during Sean Combs and Cassie Ventura’s self-described “toxic relationship,” especially during the long ...

LONDON, Ont. — A day after leaving court early in tears, E.M. — the complainant in the Hockey Canada sexual assault trial — returned to the stand with renewed vigor, at times sparring with veteran ...