Early last year I promised to keep on eye out for five then-upcoming high-profile trials. They were: Apple v. Dept of Justice; Nevada v. Telles, Illinois v. Crimo; Trump's hush-money case; RealPage (the property management software concern). Today I will catch up on each of them. 1. There has been no APPLE trial yet. US District Court Judge Julien Xavier Neals has a motion to dismiss under advisement and some news is expected soon on whether the trial will proceed and on what schedule. 2. The TELLES case has been resolved. A jury found him guilty of first-degree murder in August, and he was sentenced in October to 28 years in prison. 3. Robert CRIMO, suspect in the Highland Park 4th-of-July-parade shootings, backed out of a plea deal this summer. Near year's end, the Judge denied a motion to exclude much of him interrogation video. A trial is expected shortly. 4. Donald TRUMP's hush money case? That one went to trial (you may have heard). ...