Jane Velez-Mitchell

When court is done for the day, the conversation is only just beginning. Watch HLN’s newest hit show "HLN After Dark: The Jodi Arias Trial" nightly at 10 p.m. on HLN

In closed-door hearings on Monday, Jodi Arias' defense team tried to get a charge of Manslaughter by Sudden Quarrel or Heat of Passion as an option given to the jury. Will the judge allow it? And will it sway the jury? Jane Velez-Mitchell debates it with her team of experts. 

The meat industry wants to pass so-called AG-Gag bills. These laws make it a crime to go undercover and videotape abuses at factory farms. Right now, as we speak, about 9 Billion animals are living out their lives in these factories.

Meat industry groups say those harrowing undercover videos present an inaccurate image of their industry. But, animal protection groups say, the cruelties are not aberrations and instead are the industry standard. They point to pigs kept in gestation crates the size of their bodies--unable to even turn around for months on end. Critics say these crates are clearly cruel and constitute torture.

When court is done for the day, the conversation is only just beginning. Watch HLN’s newest hit show "HLN After Dark: The Jodi Arias Trial" nightly at 10 p.m. on HLN

Clinical Psychologist Janeen DeMarte was back on the stand on Thursday as an expert witness for the prosecution. Jane Velez-Mitchell and clinical psychologist Seth Meyers go over her testimony.

When court is done for the day, the conversation is only just beginning. Watch HLN’s newest hit show "HLN After Dark: The Jodi Arias Trial" nightly at 10 p.m. on HLN

Clinical Psychologist Janeen DeMarte was back on the stand on Thursday as an expert witness for the prosecution. DeMarte says Jodi Arias has "borderline personality disorder" and doesn't suffer from PTSD like the defense claims. Jane Velez-Mitchell and a panel of legal experts debate DeMarte's performance on the stand. 

When court is done for the day, the conversation is only just beginning. Watch HLN’s newest hit show "HLN After Dark: The Jodi Arias Trial" nightly at 10 p.m. on HLN

Lifetime gives the Jodi Arias made for TV movie the green light.  The network tells us they have cast actor Jesse Lee Soffer as victim Travis Alexander.  But who will play the accused murderer in “Dirty Little Secret: The Jodi Arias Story”?  Reports are that Tania Raymonde, best known for her role in “Lost” is in the final negotiations for the part.

When court is done for the day, the conversation is only just beginning. Watch HLN’s newest hit show "HLN After Dark: The Jodi Arias Trial" nightly at 10 p.m. on HLN

Defense attorney Jennifer Willmott continued her cross-examination of prosecution's expert witness Janeen DeMarte a clinical psychologist. Willmott seemed to take a page out of Juan Martinez's book attacking her qualifications and going through her resume.  Will she be able to discredit this witness in the eyes of the jury?

When court is done for the day, the conversation is only just beginning. Watch HLN’s newest hit show "HLN After Dark: The Jodi Arias Trial" nightly at 10 p.m. on HLN

The Jodi Arias defense rested on Tuesday after 38 days of testimony.  Now, prosecutor Juan Martinez will call his rebuttal witnesses.  His first witness is clinical psychologist Janeen DeMarte.  DeMarte testified on Tuesday that Jodi Arias had borderline personality disorder.