Michael Jackson Trial

Jackson Doc Wants Out Of Jail: Conrad Murray Seeks Bail

AP | LINDA DEUTSCH | Posted 04.25.2012

LOS ANGELES — A judge who presided over the trial of Michael Jackson's doctor refused Friday to release him on bail, saying he would be a danger...

Michael Jackson's Estate To Pay Up

AP | ANTHONY McCARTNEY | Posted 02.18.2012

LOS ANGELES — The executors of Michael Jackson's estate will no longer have to pay some legal expenses and other costs out of their own pockets ...

Can The Michael Jackson Case Change Celebrity Medicine Culture?

AP | By ALICIA CHANG | Posted 11.30.2011

LOS ANGELES -- Michael Jackson's personal doctor received the maximum punishment in the pop singer's death but not before a scolding from the judge fo...

Michael Jackson On Trial Again -- Part III

Rev. Barbara Kaufmann | Posted 01.21.2012

Rev. Barbara Kaufmann

The loudest Jackson detractors are often the most guilty of using Jackson and riding the hysteria surrounding him to launch and sustain careers "reporting" on Michael Jackson's life.

Michael Jackson On Trial Again -- Part I

Rev. Barbara Kaufmann | Posted 01.17.2012

Rev. Barbara Kaufmann

Did the media torture a man to death for nothing more than ratings and profit? The most famous man in the world was also the most bullied.

MJ Death Trial: This Is It for Conrad Murray

Tanya Young Williams | Posted 01.07.2012

Tanya Young Williams

After seeing Michael Jackson's handwritten affirmations on his bedroom mirror and reading his children's message to him on a chalkboard in the kitchen, I am moved beyond words. I can no longer just write these articles as one who is not emotionally affected by this trial. I am angry.

Michael Jackson Jury Starts Considering Verdict On Conrad Murray

AP | Posted 01.04.2012

The case against the doctor accused of killing Michael Jackson has been handed over to the jury, with deliberations set to begin on Friday. The sev...

"Am I the Beast You Visualized?" The Cultural Abuse of Michael Jackson

Joe Vogel | Posted 01.02.2012

Joe Vogel

He is, as he always was, the main event, the tantalizing spectacle. It is Michael Jackson who is under the microscope as we pry, one more time, through his home, his medical records, his body.

Doctors Face Questions About 'Michael Jackson Drug'

AP | By ALICIA CHANG | Posted 12.20.2011

LOS ANGELES -- Doctors sometimes call the anesthesia drug by its nickname – milk of amnesia. Patients are calling it the "Michael Jackson drug."...

Michael Jackson Doctor's Trial To Resume Wednesday

AP | Posted 12.18.2011

LOS ANGELES -- A judge says the involuntary manslaughter trial of Michael Jackson's doctor will resume Wednesday and defense attorneys will begin thei...

Trial Resumes Today

AP | By ANTHONY McCARTNEY | Posted 12.18.2011

LOS ANGLES -- A judge delayed resumption of the trial of the doctor charged in Michael Jackson's death until Wednesday to give defense attorneys time ...

Drug Cocktail Blamed For King Of Pop's Death

AP | LINDA DEUTSCH | Posted 10.14.2011

LOS ANGELES — Dr. Conrad Murray's use of a cocktail of drugs on Michael Jackson as he struggled to fall asleep on the day he died was a "recipe ...

Defenseless? Claim Dropped That Jackson Drank Fatal Propofol Himself

AP | LINDA DEUTSCH | Posted 12.12.2011

LOS ANGELES — Dr. Conrad Murray's defense on Wednesday abandoned a theory that it touted for over a year that Michael Jackson swallowed the drug...

Talking ISSUES: HLN's Jane Velez-Mitchell Discusses Substance Abuse and the Conrad Murray Trial

Matt Semino | Posted 12.10.2011

Matt Semino

The astonishing evidence that has been presented so far in the case against Dr. Conrad Murray highlights the pressing societal challenge of substance dependency that permeates our culture and extends far beyond the courtroom walls.

Murray Police Interview So Graphic, Jackson Sister Leaves Courtroom

AP | LINDA DEUTSCH | Posted 12.08.2011

LOS ANGELES — Dr. Conrad Murray says in a police interview played for a jury that he spent months trying to help Michael Jackson with his insomn...

Fox News' Michael Jackson Trial App: More Like An Ad Than News

Leo C. Wolinsky | Posted 12.08.2011

Leo C. Wolinsky

The fragile wall that separates news gathering from advertising sales is there to assure the independence and credibility of the information. But it's been gradually disintegrating for some time.

Michael Jackson Death Investigator Acknowledges Mistakes

Posted 12.06.2011

By LINDA DEUTSCH, The Associated Press LOS ANGELES — A coroner's investigator acknowledged Thursday that she made mistakes while collecting medic...

Michael Jackson: All Of The Above

Gotham Chopra | Posted 12.06.2011

Gotham Chopra

Over the last week or so, I've gotten several requests to do interviews with various news outlets covering the Michael Jackson trial. Up until today, I'd turned them all down.

Drugs On Parade In Michael Jackson Trial

AP | LINDA DEUTSCH | Posted 12.06.2011

LOS ANGELES — A coroner's investigator acknowledged Thursday that she made mistakes while collecting medications and other evidence from Michael...

Conrad Murray Trial Won't Yield a Casey Anthony Verdict

Stacy Schneider | Posted 12.05.2011

Stacy Schneider

Murray is a human being who made a grave mistake that ended with his patient dying on his watch. That doesn't make him a bad person, just a bad doctor.

Michael Jackson Should Be on Trial for his Death

Hermene Hartman | Posted 12.04.2011

Hermene Hartman

Michael Jackson undoubtedly was one of the most talented individuals to ever grace the stage. He was also weird, strange and a curiosity. He neve...

Conrad Murray and the Voices That Ring True

Matt Semino | Posted 12.04.2011

Matt Semino

The haunting audio recording of Michael Jackson under the influence of "unknown agents" is a key element of the involuntary manslaughter case currently building against Dr. Conrad Murray.

What The Michael Jackson Trial Really Says About American Health

Peter Abaci, M.D. | Posted 12.04.2011

Peter Abaci, M.D.

The events surrounding the death of Michael Jackson are an allegory of the current state of the doctor-patient relationship in America. Before we cast too many stones at Michael Jackson's doctor, let's recognize the glass house that we are tossing them from.

M.J. Trial Week End Review: Week 1

Tanya Young Williams | Posted 12.03.2011

Tanya Young Williams

Week one was quite dramatic -- but why shouldn't it have been, we are in Hollywood! The prosecution wasted no time in captivating the attention of the jurors.

Conrad Murray Trial Recap: Entering Week 2

AP | LINDA DEUTSCH | Posted 12.03.2011

LOS ANGELES — Michael Jackson was clinically dead when he arrived at a hospital and two emergency room doctors said they thought it was futile t...