Prince Harry has returned to court as part of a high-profile case against the publisher of the Daily Mail. He and others, including Elton John and Elizabeth Hurley, accuse Associated Newspapers of invading their privacy through unlawful tactics. The publisher denies these claims. The trial in London’s High Court is expected to last nine weeks. This is part of Harry's ongoing battle against the press, which he blames for his mother's death and attacks on his wife, Meghan. The case has seen various legal battles, with both sides claiming victories. A private investigator's conflicting statements add complexity to the case.

A South Korean court has sentenced former President Yoon Suk Yeol to five years in prison on some charges related to his imposition of martial law. The verdict is the first against Yoon in the eight criminal trials over the decree he issued in late 2024 and other allegations. The most significant charge against him alleges that he led a rebellion in connection with his martial law enforcement and it carries a potential death penalty. The Seoul Central District Court in the case decided Friday sentenced him for other charges like his defiance of authorities’ attempts to detain him and his alleged fabrication of official documents.

Luigi Mangione’s federal death penalty trial in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson could begin before the end of the year.  U.S. District Judge Margaret Garnett said Friday that she expects Mangione’s trial to begin in December or possibly January 2027 if the death penalty is still on the table. If not, she said, Mangione could stand trial in October. Either way, Garnett said, she expects jury selection to begin around Sept. 8. The judge said she would rule at a later date on the defense’s requests to prevent prosecutors from seeking the death penalty, throw out some charges and exclude certain evidence.

A judge says Harvey Weinstein is weighing a potential guilty plea to resolve an undecided rape charge and avoid going to trial for a third time in New York. But, amid the plea talk Thursday, the disgraced movie mogul said he knows he was unfaithful and acted wrongly, but he insisted that he "never assaulted anyone.” For now, at least, Weinstein is on course for a retrial as soon as March in the landmark #MeToo-era case. While jurors got stuck on the rape charge at a trial last year, they convicted Weinstein of one separate sexual assault charge and acquitted him of another. He denies all the charges.

Nick Reiner's high-profile attorney has been removed from his case. But he says Reiner is not guilty of murder under California law in the killing of his parents Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner. Attorney Alan Jackson did not explain why he left the case. A public defender has been appointed to replace him. The couple was found dead in their Los Angeles home on Dec. 14. Reiner's plea hearing has been postponed until Feb. 23. The prosecution has not decided on seeking the death penalty. Jackson's departure adds new uncertainty to the case.

A Texas prosecutor says a school police officer made no attempt to distract or stop the gunman during the school shooting in Uvalde in 2022. Opening statements and testimony in the officer’s trial began Tuesday. Special prosecutor Bill Turner says the former Uvalde schools officer, who was among the first to respond, arrived while the teenage gunman was still outside the building but did nothing until it was too late. Adrian Gonzales is one of two former law enforcement officers charged following the attack that killed 19 students and two teachers. The officer’s attorney says Gonzales did what he could at a confusing and chaotic scene.

A Texas judge has seated a jury in the trial of a former school police officer who was part of the hesitant law enforcement response to the Uvalde school shooting in 2022. Former Uvalde schools officer Adrian Gonzales is charged with failing to protect children during the attack after authorities waited more than an hour to confront the gunman. Jury selection in the trial began Monday. Gonzales is one of two law enforcement officers charged in the attack that killed 19 students and two teachers at Robb Elementary. The officer’s attorney has said Gonzales tried to save children that day.

The first criminal trial related to the slow police response to the deadly school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, is set to begin. Former Uvalde schools Officer Adrian Gonzales is facing 29 counts of child endangerment. Prosecutors say he was one of the officers who first arrived at Robb Elementary after the shooting began but chose not to confront the shooter and failed to protect students. Gonzales’ trial is set to be the rare case where an officer could be convicted for allegedly failing to take action to stop a crime and protect someone’s life. The trial, set to begin with jury selection on Jan. 5, was moved from Uvalde to Corpus Christi.