I never anticipated that the dynamics of logical implication and conditional statements would structure my thought process as a lawyer. I started my legal career at the New York County District ...

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 ...

It can be said that direct and cross-examination are the central features of the trial, and essential to examinations are the exhibits sought to be introduced in evidence. Each proffered exhibit must ...

Q: I am being called as a witness in a criminal case. This is because I was at a restaurant when two guys got into it. I saw first hand what happened. One of them initiated it and wound up knocked out ...

It’s always seen in courtroom dramas—the smirking attorney who drives a witness into an emotional frenzy that leads to an admission of perjury, guilt, or confusion. The real experience is rarely as ...

Although it’s undoubtedly true that patent litigators have deep expertise in their corner of the scientific world and Texas oil attorneys could teach a college geology class, the fact remains that ...

CNN Senior Legal Analyst Elie Honig said the cross-examination of Stormy Daniels went poorly for the prosecution in Donald Trump’s New York criminal trial. The former president faces 34 counts of ...

Day two of a federal redistricting trial has come to a close. It was a long day with even more evidence and data analysis being presented, with the outcome potentially impacting electoral districts ...

Alex Murdaugh is expected to return to the witness box Friday to continue a grueling cross-examination at his double murder trial that has so far focused on his alleged financial crimes. Murdaugh, 54, ...

As the third week begins in the kidnapping trial of Joshlin Smith, the defence legal team is expected to continue their cross-examination. Last week, several witnesses took the stand, including ...