Wrix McIlvaine

Jurors watched the footage. Then they parsed it, count by count. On October 13, a Miami jury returned a split verdict in the civil battery case Lakeeta Vaccaro brought against NFL receiver Tyreek Hill. It found Hill liable on two battery counts, one from January 2024 and one from April 2025, and not liable on the eight remaining claims. It awarded $500,000 in compensatory damages and no punitive damages. Jurors saw nanny-cam video recorded during the couple's final argument. Hill faces no...

They are polite. They say it will only take a few minutes. They say you are not in trouble. Every one of those sentences can be true, and the conversation can still change your life. Federal agents often begin an investigation with an unannounced visit. Their goal is to get you talking before you have spoken to a lawyer. What you say is written down, and it can be used later, often in ways you cannot predict standing in your doorway. Three things to know: You can decline to answer questions....

A unanimous verdict is not one decision. It is twelve. On September 4, a Massachusetts judge declared a mistrial in the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy. The jury had deliberated for roughly 38 hours over seven days. Its notes reported an 11–1 split. The defense asked the state's highest court to intervene, and the court declined. A retrial is possible. Pundits will argue about the lone juror. Trial lawyers should study the arithmetic. When the verdict must be unanimous, a case is not tried to...