The examination of a witness on cross is designed to evince doubt as to the truthfulness of the witness's testimony, particularly with respect to issues at the center of the case. Generally, questions ...

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’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 ...

Cross-examination is the stuff of drama in fictional courtroom depictions. The savvy lawyer taking on a hostile witness on the stand—these are the moments TV and movie audiences live for. However, the ...

Former President Trump’s ex-fixer Michael Cohen officially underwent long-anticipated, fiery cross-examination by his former client’s defense team Tuesday, culminating into the New York hush money ...

FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. - The cross-examination of Johnny Depp in his defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard continued Monday in a Fairfax County, Virginia courtroom. Jurors on Monday listened to ...

The Biden administration’s updates to the regulations have laudable aims, but one blind spot leaves victims vulnerable to retaliatory lawsuits. Demonstrators have long pressed Biden to release updates ...

A legal analyst has questioned the "irrationality" of Donald Trump's attorneys' cross-examination strategy in his ongoing hush-money trial in Manhattan. "It was an odd choice to go after her and not ...

It would be no surprise if the jury in Donald Trump’s first criminal trial now sees his former fixer, Michael Cohen, as a profane social media troll and vengeful liar who dreams of seeing the boss he ...

The Karen Read trial was back in Norfolk Superior Court on Wednesday as crash reconstruction expert Judson Welcher continued testimony for a second day. Welcher, who could be the last witness before ...