Political figures dominated courtroom coverage in 2024. Here’s where their cases stand.

2024 was a landmark year for prosecutions tied to politics. 

It marked the first criminal conviction of a former president and the first criminal conviction of a sitting president's child. Lawmakers in both chambers faced criminal charges. And lawyers, aides and allies to those political figures were ensnared in legal troubles of their own. 

Here’s whose legal matters dominated the news in 2024 and where they all stand heading into 2025. 

President-elect Trump

At the start of this year...