Virtually none of the lawsuits filed in American courts go to trial anymore. No matter what statistics you look at, the numbers will always be somewhere between ninety-seven and ninety-nine percent of ...

Judges and lawyers should consider a more jury trial-like approach where deliberation begins after the last exhausted lawyer, at the end of rebuttal, drenched with sweat, slumps into the nearest chair ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When jurors aren't involved, rulings are less public − and private interests have more influence over outcomes. ftwitty/E+ via ...

It’s the age-old question: Does the Supreme Court decide its cases based on rank partisanship rather than legal principles? Of course, this raises the obvious follow-up: Which cases are the important ...

The Sacramento Superior Court judge denied the defense's request for a continuance of the trial proceedings, despite the defense arguing she lacked sufficient time to prepare a mental health diversion ...

The Iowa Supreme Court’s blessing allowing attorneys to hire freelance court reporters to make an accurate record of civil trials was made to deal with a critical shortage of court reporters, but some ...

From murder conspiracies to accused killer spouses, Court TV is bringing viewers inside the courtroom for the most high-profile trials across the country. Here’s a look at some cases Court TV is ...