I Rest My Case

In the final episode of this season of I Rest My Case , hosts Dean Strang and Jonathan Goldberg KC dissect the infamous 1951 trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg—and co-defendant Morton Sobel—as "the American Dreyfus case."​ They explore the Cold War-era espionage conspiracy charges under the 1917 Espionage Act, amid fears of Soviet atomic secrets stolen from the Manhattan Project. They trace...

In this gripping episode of  I Rest My Case , hosts Jonathan Goldberg KC and Dean Strang dive into the infamous Marine A case, where Royal Marine Sergeant Alexander Blackman faced court-martial for killing a mortally wounded Taliban fighter in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, in 2011. Jonathan shares his pivotal role in the 2017 appeal, exposing trial flaws like overlooked psychiatric evidence...

"I Rest My Case" dives into the dramatic trials of literary genius Oscar Wilde, triggered by a explosive libel accusation from the Marquess of Queensberry labeling him a "posing sodomite."​ Dean Strang, and Jonathan Goldberg KC, unpack Wilde's three rapid-fire courtroom battles—from his ill-fated criminal libel suit against Queensberry, to two devastating gross indecency prosecutions that ended in...

In this gripping episode of  I Rest My Case , hosts Jonathan Goldberg KC and Dean Strang dissect the high-stakes legal battles of Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey, from Anthony Rapp's civil suit in the US to the UK criminal trial at Southwark Crown Court.​ The duo explores Spacey's three major cases—two civil and one criminal—sparked by 2017 allegations of sexual misconduct with young men in...

Dean Strang and Jonathan Goldberg KC dissect the infamous Epstein scandal, from his 2006 Palm Beach investigation to Maxwell's 2021 conviction. They explore Robert Maxwell's shadowy legacy, Epstein's mysterious wealth, and Prince Andrew's ties, questioning non-prosecution deals and justice for victims. I Rest My Case with Jonathan Goldberg KC and Dean Strang is a Pixiu Podcast Hosted on Acast. See...

A gripping dissection of the Oscar Pistorius murder trial, this episode of  I Rest My Case  sees Jonathan Goldberg KC and Dean Strang unpack how a global sporting icon became the focus of one of South Africa’s most sensational court cases. Tracing events from the fatal shooting of Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine’s Day 2013 through the original trial, appeals, and ultimate sentence, they exp...

This week, Dean Strang and Jonathan Goldberg KC turn their attention to a single, remarkably litigious royal: Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex. Drawing on seven different lawsuits Harry has launched since around 2018, they explore how his invasion of privacy and libel claims against the UK tabloids collide with a fast‑evolving law of privacy built by British judges over the last two decades.​ Dean...

In this first episode of  I Rest My Case , American trial lawyer Dean Strang and leading English KC Jonathan Goldberg dissect the 2020 killing of George Floyd and subsequent prosecution of Derek Chauvin, and ask themselves the question: was justice delivered?  They recap the infamous incident — from a counterfeit bill arrest to Chauvin's nine-minute-29-second neck restraint captured on v...

I Rest My Case with Jonathan Goldberg KC and Dean Strang launches on Thursday 8th January with the case of Derek Chauvin. Subscribe now! I Rest My Case with Jonathan Goldberg KC and Dean Strang is a Pixiu Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.