This Week in Court: November 9–13, 2026

Status as of November 5, 2026, 9:30 a.m. PT. Three trials go on, and one jury may already be deciding when the week starts. There are also hearings in Utah, Colorado and South Carolina. Here is who, when, and what to watch.

One of these cases involves the death of a pregnant woman and her unborn baby. All times are local court time, with Pacific time next to them. Courts can change dates and times at any time. Check the Court Calendar before you tune in. We list a livestream only when a court or network confirms one, so none are listed here.

All week — Matthew Farwell trial, jury may be deciding (Boston, federal court)

Time: Closing arguments are Friday, Nov. 6. The court’s notes say court starts at 8:45 a.m. ET (5:45 a.m. PT); Boston.com reports jurors return at 10:00 a.m. ET (7:00 a.m. PT). After that, the jury decides. No one knows how long that will take.

This trial is about the 2021 death of Sandra Birchmore, 23, who was pregnant. Matthew Farwell, a former Stoughton, Massachusetts, police detective, is charged with killing a witness and killing a child in utero. He has pleaded not guilty and is presumed innocent. The defense rested on Nov. 4. Farwell chose not to testify. That is his right, and it is not evidence of guilt. On Nov. 2, Chief Judge Denise J. Casper denied a defense request to acquit him before the jury decides, the court record shows.

What to watch: Whether the jury reaches a verdict, and when.

Full details: https://cassiancreed.com/court-calendar/

All week — Naresh Bhatt trial continues (Manassas, Virginia)

Time: Court has been listed at 9:00 a.m. ET (6:00 a.m. PT). Next week’s times are not confirmed.

Mamta Kafle Bhatt disappeared in 2024. Her husband, Naresh Bhatt, is charged with murder, concealing a dead body and defiling a dead body. He has pleaded not guilty and is presumed innocent. Prosecutors rested on Nov. 2. Bhatt took the stand in his own defense on Nov. 4. He was still testifying on the morning of Nov. 5, WJLA reported. Judge Kimberly A. Irving presides.

What to watch: Whether the defense rests, and when closing arguments are set. No date has been reported.

Full details: https://cassiancreed.com/court-calendar/

All week — Markies Conway trial continues (Dallas, Texas)

Time: Testimony starts around 9:00 a.m. CT (7:00 a.m. PT) on trial days, FOX 4 reports. The court has not published a schedule.

Melvin Noble, a Dallas rapper known as MO3, was shot and killed on Interstate 35 in Dallas in 2020. Markies Conway, a rapper known as Yella Beezy, is charged with capital murder in his death. Prosecutors allege Conway paid another man to kill Noble. Conway has pleaded not guilty and is presumed innocent. The trial is in its second week. The lead detective was expected back on the stand on Nov. 5, FOX 4 reported. The trial is expected to last two to three weeks.

What to watch: Whether the state rests its case.

Full details: https://cassiancreed.com/court-calendar/

Monday, Nov. 9 — Tyler Robinson, schedule hearing (Provo, Utah)

Time: 1:00 p.m. MT (12:00 p.m. PT), per KSL (Nov. 5). This time comes from news reports, not a court notice.

Charlie Kirk was shot and killed in September 2025 at Utah Valley University. Tyler Robinson is charged with aggravated murder and six other counts. Not-guilty pleas were entered for him, and he is presumed innocent. Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty. No trial date has been set. Judge Tony Graf wants to set a trial schedule at this hearing, KSL reported. The defense has asked the judge to keep TV cameras out. News groups oppose that. No ruling has been reported.

What to watch: Whether the judge sets a trial date, and what he decides about cameras.

Case explainer: https://cassiancreed.com/post/tyler-robinson-trial-date-charlie-kirk-case/

Full details: https://cassiancreed.com/court-calendar/

Thursday, Nov. 12 — Yvonne “Missy” Woods, restitution hearing (Golden, Colorado)

Time: 8:00 a.m. MT (7:00 a.m. PT), per the district attorney’s sentencing announcement (Sept. 8). We found no newer notice.

Missy Woods was a DNA analyst at the Colorado Bureau of Investigation. She pleaded guilty to cybercrime, first-degree perjury, attempt to influence a public servant and forgery. On Sept. 8, she was sentenced to an effective 10 years in prison. This hearing is about restitution. That means money she may be ordered to pay back. It is not a new trial.

What to watch: How much restitution the judge orders.

Full details: https://cassiancreed.com/court-calendar/

Friday, Nov. 13 — Alex Murdaugh, motion to dismiss (Lexington, South Carolina)

Time: Not publicly verified. Check before you tune in.

Maggie Murdaugh and her son Paul were shot and killed in 2021. A jury found Alex Murdaugh guilty of their murders in 2023. In May 2026, the South Carolina Supreme Court threw out those convictions and ordered a new trial. Today, he has no murder conviction. He denies killing them and is presumed innocent. He stays in prison on separate financial-crime sentences. His lawyers have asked Judge Debra McCaslin to dismiss the murder charges. Both sides will argue that request on Nov. 13 in Lexington, the Post and Courier and ABC News 4 reported (Nov. 2). The retrial is set for April 5, 2027, in Sumter County.

What to watch: Whether the judge rules that day or later.

Case explainer: https://cassiancreed.com/post/the-murdaugh-murders-how-alex-murdaugh-was-convicted-and-why-he-now-faces-a-new-trial/

Full details: https://cassiancreed.com/court-calendar/

Sources

Farwell court record, Doc. 392 and Doc. 388 (CourtListener) · Boston.com, Nov. 4, 2026 · WJLA, Nov. 5, 2026 · FOX 4 Dallas, Nov. 5, 2026 · KSL, Nov. 5, 2026 · First Judicial District Attorney, Sept. 8, 2026 · Post and Courier, Nov. 2, 2026 · ABC News 4, Nov. 2, 2026

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Everyone named here who has not been convicted is presumed innocent.