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'Sultan of Sleaze' Dead

Investigators say celebrity extortionist David Hans Schmidt apparently committed suicide. Schmidt, who plead guilty to shaking down Tom Cruise and who also tried to auction off Paris Hilton's diaries, was interviewed last year by Courttv.com reporter Lisa Sweetingham, who discussed Schmidt in a chat.

•Read Lisa's chat.
•More about Schmidt

Phil Spector: Mistrial

Discuss the Phil Spector case. A judge declared a mistrial in the case against Spector for the murder of actress Lana Clarkson, who was fatally shot inside the music producer's home in February 2003.

'Prophet' Convicted

Discuss the case of Warren Jeffs, the polygamist sect leader who was convicted of being an accessory to rape for arranging the marriage of a 14-year-old girl.

O.J. Robbery Scandal

Another O.J. Simpson scandal - this time, he's charged with kidnapping and robbery, burglary and assault with a deadly weapon, as well as conspiracy, in connection with the alleged armed robbery of sports memorabilia.

Nifong's Disgrace

As disbarred former North Carolina district attorney Mike Nifong prepared for his day in jail as part of his sentence for criminal contempt, we discussed the Duke case with journalist Stuart Taylor, author of Until Proven Innocent: Political Correctness and the Shameful Injustices of the Duke Lacrosse Rape Case.

Men's Room Scandal

Discuss the Sen. Larry Craig bathroom scandal. The Idaho Republican has been waivering on whether he'll resign his seat as he tries to withdraw his guilty plea to disorderly conduct in a police undercover operation at an airport men's room.

•Transcript: Psychologist J. Buzz Von Ornsteiner (8/31/07)

The Gonzales Resignation

Court TV's Fred Graham discusses the resignation of Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and the future of the Justice Department.

Home Invasion Killings

Discuss the Connecticut home invasion killings. Suspects Steven Hayes (left) and Joshua Komisarjevsky were arraigned on three new capital murder charges for gruesome crimes that left a prominent doctor severely beaten and his wife and two daughters dead.

Susan Polk: 'Seduced by Madness'

Read our conversation with journalist Carol Pogash, author of the book "Seduced by Madness: The True Story of the Susan Polk Murder Case." Earlier this year, Polk was sentenced to 16 years to life for the murder of her psychiatrist husband with a paring knife.

Justice Roberts' Seizure

Drexel law professor Lisa McElroy on the chief justice's seizure.

•Chat transcript: Professor Lisa McElroy (7/31/07)

Clergy Abuse Settlement

In July, a California judge approved a $660 million settlement between the archdiocese of Los Angeles and more than 500 alleged victims of clergy abuse, the largest payment in the Catholic church's sex abuse scandals. Journalist David France, author of Our Fathers: The Secret Life of the Catholic Church in an Age of Scandal, discussed the settlement.

•Read the transcript.

No Prison for Libby

President Bush's commutation of former White House aide Lewis 'Scooter' Libby's prison sentence sets off controversy. Nation contributor Ari Melber, who opposes the commutation, and conservative lawyer and author Mark Smith, who supports it, debated the issues.

Melanie McGuire Murder Trial

A New Jersey judge sentenced fertility nurse Melanie McGuire to life in prison for killing and dismembering her husband.

Terror Scare in Britain

A series of attempted car bombings and arrests in the United Kingdom raise new fears of terrorism.

•Transcript: Chatham House security analyst Robert Ayers (7/2/07)

Supreme Court: School Diversity

At the end of its term, the Supreme Court rejected the use of race in two school districts' diversity plans.

Deadly University Shootings

The rampage at Virginia Tech became the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history - read our online interviews with Virginia Tech students and others.

Larry's the Daddy

DNA testing has shown that Larry Birkhead, ex-boyfriend of Anna Nicole Smith, is the father of Smith's young daughter, Dannielynn. Read our interviews about the tangled legal web left in the wake of the tabloid icon's death.

•Friday, October 13, 1pm ET:
Court TV's Jami Floyd - note: no chat on Oct. 5

NEW! Transcript Archive

Visit our new chat transcript archive - our 2006 chats are there - watch for 2005 chats next week!

The Best Defense

Chat with Court TV's Jami Floyd most Fridays after The Best Defense. Next Jami chat: Oct. 12. Note: no chat on Sept. 28.

You've Got Spam!

Comedian/filmmaker Dave Manning on his new documentary about e-mail spam.

Guarding the Stars

Read our interview with Anthony Stone, a protection specialist who has guarded such celebrities as Beyonce, Jay Z., Regis Philbin, and Muhammad Ali.

'Bait Car'

Sergeant Troy Rivers of the California Highway Patrol's auto theft unit on Court TV's new program Bait Car, which uses high tech cameras and tracking to catch car thieves.

•Read the transcript.

'The Family Jewels'

The newly released CIA files known as the "family jewels" detail the agency's illegal, questionable and embarrassing operations. Malcolm Byrne of The National Security Archive, the research institute responsible for the release of the files, gives us a guided tour.

•Transcript: Malcolm Byrne on "the family jewels"

Bobby Cutts Hearing

Canton Repository reporter Todd Porter, discusses the Bobby Cutts case. Porter interviewed Cutts, the former police officer charged with murdering his girlfriend, Jessie Davis, who was nine months pregnant when she disappeared.

•Transcript: Todd Porter on Bobby Cutts

'Til Death Do Us Part

Iconoclastic film director John Waters, the star of Court TV's new series, 'Til Death Do Us Part, discusses Court TV's humorous look at marriages gone very wrong.

'Murder by the Book'

America's leading mystery writers join us online for interviews.

'The Wrong Man'

Former New York City police detectives Jerry Palace and Reggie Britt , hosts of the Court TV series "The Wrong Man," reopen controversial cases.