Judge in Lindsay Clancy case rejects defense's call for mistrial

The judge presiding over the Lindsay Clancy murder case rejected the defense's push for a mistrial on Monday. Clancy has admitted to killing her children but has pleaded not guilty, arguing that postpartum psychosis caused her actions. CBS News correspondent Shanelle Kaul and legal contributor Jessica Levinson have the

Whether or not the jury finds Lindsay Clancy legally insane, justice demands that we separate the individual case from our gendered, racial and classist expectations of parenthood.

Watch live coverage as the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy, who is accused of killing her three young children, resumes in Massachusetts after the defense rested its case.

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Public discourse often separates people into “bad” and “mad” (or mentally ill) columns. In so doing, we do a disservice to equality and to the children killed.

Casey Anthony was found not guilty of first-degree murder, aggravated child abuse and aggravated manslaughter in July 2011.

Her defense attorneys have put another defendant on trial: the mental health professionals and system responsible for her care.

'It's amazing': Lindsay Clancy's defense lawyer has shot to stardom  USA Today

Prosecutors called rebuttal witnesses ahead of closing arguments

The two sides focused Friday on whether Ms. Clancy was experiencing psychosis when she strangled her three young children in 2023. Closing arguments could begin on Monday.

In our news wrap Friday, the defense rested its case in the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy, the editor-in-chief of Stars and Stripes says the Pentagon has fired him and President Trump paused on ground beef tariffs in an attempt to lower prices.

Defense rests in Lindsay Clancy’s trial after calling 10 witnesses  CNN

Lindsay Clancy’s defense rests at trial over whether postpartum psychosis drove her to kill her kids  AP News

Andrea Faust is accused of killing her 3-year-old son and trying to kill her 2-year-old son.

Lindsay Clancy didn’t appreciate the “wrongfulness” of killing her three children because of her mental health issues, a psychologist testifying for the defense said at her murder trial Wednesday.

A forensic psychologist has testified for the defense that Lindsay Clancy didn't appreciate the “wrongfulness” of killing three children due to her mental health issues