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Bill Cosby asks Pennsylvania high court to review conviction
Comedian Bill Cosby filed an appeal Thursday of a court decision last month that upheld his conviction for drugging and sexually assaulting a woman at his home. The latest appeal […]
After a volcanic day of closing arguments, Bill Cosby’s retrial is in the hands of the jury
NORRISTOWN, Pa. – On Day 12 of his sex-assault trial, deep into a prosecutor’s heated closing argument, Bill Cosby was laughing. Some in the jam-packed courtroom might have missed it, […]
Cosby paid $3.38 million to settle previous sexual assault claim by woman now accusing him
NORRISTOWN, Pa. — For years, Bill Cosby and the lanky former professional women’s basketball player who had accused him of sexual assault shared a secret. They’d made a deal – […]
Court refuses to revive defamation suit against Bill Cosby
BOSTON (AP) — A federal appeals court refused Wednesday to revive a defamation lawsuit filed against Bill Cosby by a woman who said he raped her decades ago. A three-judge […]
Cosby’s retrial delayed as new legal team joins case
NORRISTOWN, Pa. — Bill Cosby‘s retrial on sexual assault charges will be delayed as his new legal team gets up to speed on the case. Judge Steven O’Neill on Tuesday […]
Cosby will be retried on sexual assault charges in November
A Pennsylvania judge on Thursday set the retrial of comedian Bill Cosby on sexual assault charges to begin Nov. 6 in suburban Philadelphia. The decision was announced in a one-page […]
Juror: 2 holdouts in Bill Cosby’s trial refused to convict
NORRISTOWN, Pa. — After 52 hours of tense deliberations, two holdouts in Bill Cosby‘s sexual assault trial refused to convict the 79-year-old comedian, a juror told ABC News. The juror, […]
What’s next for the Bill Cosby sex-assault case?
They almost surely will meet again in a court of law. One more time, the lanky former jock with the loose-limbed gait and the mound of curly hair is likely […]
Cosby team triumphant, but sex crime retrial, lawsuits loom
NORRISTOWN, Pa. — In one of the more unusual scenes to play out at Bill Cosby‘s sexual assault trial, the judge questioned Cosby under oath as jury deliberations wore on […]
At impasse, Cosby jury goes back to work on verdict
NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — A new round of deliberations is raising the prospects that Bill Cosby‘s sexual assault trial will end with a verdict instead of a hung jury. Jurors […]
Growing frenzy outside court as Cosby deliberations wear on
NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — For all the ways the judge in Bill Cosby‘s sexual assault trial has streamlined the case inside the courtroom, the frenzy outside grows larger and wilder […]
Cosby told police his accuser didn’t rebuff his advances
NORRISTOWN, Pa. — Bill Cosby acknowledged to police more than a decade ago that he fondled Andrea Constand after giving her what he said were cold-and-allergy pills to help her […]
Case Digests
- Second Circuit – Nonconsensual ingestion: Asinga v. Gatorade Co.
- Fourth Department – Drive-by shooting: People v. Bordies
- Fourth Department – Trusts wills and estates: Matter of the Estate of William J. Deline Jr.
- Fourth Department – Separation of powers doctrine: Allard v. County of Steuben
- Second Circuit – Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act: Creditincome Limited v. The Swiss Confederation
- Fourth Department – Circumstantial evidence charge: People v. Coleman
- Second Circuit – Sentencing conditions: United States v. McCrone
- Fourth Department – Mental illness: People v. Williams
- Fourth Department – Sex Offender Registration Act: People v. Wallace
- Second Circuit – Failure to accommodate religion: Bergin v. N.Y. Unified Court System
- Second Circuit – Sentencing: United States v. DeJesus
Law News
- Fourth Department suspends attorney for two years
- Appeals court rejects claims of speedy trial violation
- NY appeals court vacates gun convictions
- Rochester panel highlights early planning for successful business transitions
- New York sues Kalshi, says its prediction markets are illegal gambling
- Police investigate alleged misappropriation of Walworth Fire Department funds
- New trial granted for defendant unhappy with their attorney
- NY appellate court reinstates medical malpractice case