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Alex Murdaugh returns to court in South Carolina for a murder retrial after the state Supreme Court overturned his 2023 murder convictions due to juror-influence concerns; he remains in prison serving federal and state sentences, and prosecutors are pursuing a new trial over the killings of his wife and son.
A Florida jury watched a video showing 17-year-old Lucy Fernandez dancing with friends on a boat moments before it crashed in Biscayne Bay, killing her and injuring others. Prosecutors say George Pino drove at high speed through a channel marker while teens drank, while the defense argues it was a case of human error as closing arguments begin in his trial.
A Colorado appeals court reversed the homicide convictions of two paramedics who injected ketamine into Elijah McClain in 2019, and ordered new trials as the high-profile case continues in Aurora.
Lawyers for Alex Murdaugh say they’ll introduce previously undisclosed DNA evidence at his retrial—specifically male DNA found under Maggie Murdaugh’s fingernails that doesn’t match Alex or any family member and wasn’t added to CODIS—to argue his innocence and suggest other possible suspects. The defense follows the South Carolina Supreme Court’s overturning of his 2023 double-murder conviction for the killings of Maggie and Paul at the family estate, while Murdaugh remains jailed for financial crimes. Prosecutors argued the motive was to cover up financial crimes, but the defense is pushing multiple alternative theories and noting unexamined evidence, such as tire-track leads, that weren’t pursued. The retrial context centers on the 2021 murders of Maggie and Paul and the broader questions surrounding the case and timing.
A New York judge declared a mistrial in Harvey Weinstein’s rape retrial after jurors reported a deadlock, leaving prosecutors to decide whether to retry the case.
An op-ed applauds a cross-partisan Israeli bill to create a public, televised special court to try those involved in the October 7 attacks, with a 15-judge panel and three-judge hearings per case. The piece argues the world must witness the proceedings to understand the crimes, draws historical parallels to Eichmann and the Holocaust, and contends this transparent accountability stands in contrast to flawed international courts and Western media narratives.
The South Carolina Supreme Court overturned Alex Murdaugh’s 2023 murder convictions, citing improper external influences on the jury, and ordered a new trial, though Murdaugh remains imprisoned on a separate federal sentence.
French prosecutors are seeking a seven-year prison term for former president Nicolas Sarkozy in an appeal trial over allegations that he sought Libyan financing to boost his 2007 campaign and help rehabilitate Muammar Gadhafi’s international image. A lower court gave five years on the funding charge but acquitted him on other counts; a verdict is due November 30, and a conviction could lead to an appeal to France’s highest court.
A Kotaku tips guide lays out the best Saros modifiers to ease runs: raise Protections (Damage and Armor) to a comfortable level for quick enemy kills, use Overlord Restoration for a boss rewind, and Weapon Symmetry to nudge drops toward your current weapon; if you can handle risk, toggle Trials such as Corruption Enhancement, Growth Incapacitator, Proficiency Inflation, Shield Reduction, and Halcyon Removal to fine-tune difficulty, with caveats about trade-offs and higher balance changes.
A former Florida congressman and Rubio ally, David Rivera, was found guilty of participating in a secret $50 million campaign to lobby U.S. officials on behalf of the Venezuelan government; prosecutors alleged the contract aimed to influence the Trump administration, with high-profile witnesses testifying and Rubio saying he was unaware of Rivera's contract.
Syria’s first public trial of Assad-era security officials began in Damascus at the Palace of Justice, with Atef Najib, the former head of the Political Security Branch in Daraa, appearing as a defendant in a case activists say marks a notable step toward accountability for abuses during the uprising.
Prosecutors disclosed a reportedly disturbing remark Harvey Weinstein allegedly made to a court officer during his 2020 Manhattan sex-crimes trial, saying, 'If you had seen these girls, you would have done the exact same thing,' as jury selection began for Weinstein's third Manhattan sex-crimes trial; defense questioned why the statement was disclosed six years later while Weinstein, who faces a third-degree rape charge from former actress Jessica Mann, awaits another trial after a 2024 overturning of his conviction.
A court in Dakar has issued the first conviction under Senegal's newly enacted anti-homosexuality law, marking a milestone in its enforcement as protests against homosexuality unfold in the capital.
Juries are increasingly holding social media platforms and Big Tech accountable for harm to children, signaling a shift in public sentiment and cracking the industry’s invincible aura as lawsuits and high-profile trials mount.
Sen. Marco Rubio is set to testify against his former confidant, ex-rep. David Rivera, in a federal trial over Rivera’s alleged secret lobbying for Nicolás Maduro’s Venezuelan government as an unregistered foreign agent, a saga that underscores their long-running Miami political partnership and Rivera’s controversial past.