Jurors started deliberating at the public corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan in Chicago.

Following a trial that revolved around the testimony of one key witness who described himself as “a liar and a thief,” jurors are now tasked with determining his credibility. In his instructions ...

The judge first provided a few final instructions ... example Bhachu provided was Madigan’s awareness of former Illinois Senate John Cullerton’s political business. Bhachu asked the jury ...

As ComEd’s lead external lobbyist for years, McClain took Madigan’s job recommendations and referred them to leaders at the ...

If a lawyer is a defendant to a lawsuit and their defense primarily rests on privileged information, what the lawyer is ...

Jury instructions are written in a secret language ... Jurors want to hear how that burden applies to this case. For example, in a criminal tax matter, one skilled defense attorney explained ...

It was a well-known aphorism during former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s record 36 years in power that while ...

The jury is now out in Zakkary Reed's first-degree murder trial in Saint John. The 12-member jury began deliberations shortly ...

In one example, the judge decided to allow expert ... In another, he changed a jury instruction regarding "involuntary intoxication" over the prosecution's objections. "I think the case was ...

The jury in Zakkary Reed's first-degree murder trial heard closing arguments from both sides on Wednesday morning.Since Reed testified in the trial, defence lawyer Annie Maltais was first to summarize ...