Victim impact statements take center stage in Parkland pre-trial hearing

Victims, families face raw emotion as Parkland killer pleads guilty

As Nikolas Cruz entered his guilty plea Wednesday in a Fort Lauderdale courtroom, there were tears and hugs among families of the victims.

Parkland parent: Guilty plea ‘important’ but ‘we have a long way to go’

Some of the families of those killed in the Parkland school shooting say they had no idea a guilty plea was coming for confessed shooter Nikolas Cruz, but they said the defense team’s announcement Friday doesn’t surprise them.

Judge denies motion to dismiss Nikolas Cruz jail attack case

Cruz’s defense argued that surveillance video prior to the scuffle was not preserved, denying him a fair trial. Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer ruled that there was no due process violation.

Attorneys for confessed Parkland gunman seeking life sentence rather than death penalty

Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for Cruz, who confessed to the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Feb. 14, 2018.

Lawyers for accused Stoneman Douglas shooter Nikolas Cruz want to ban words like killer and massacre at his trial

Accused killer Nikolas Cruz appeared in a South Florida courtroom on Wednesday as attorneys argued over the language to be used at his trial for the mass murder at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.

Judge won’t close hearings in Parkland school shooting case

Broward County Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer rejected a motion by defendant Nikolas Cruz’s lawyers claiming that intense pretrial media coverage jeopardizes his right to a fair trial.