8:32 AM PT -- Wow -- Reddington just told the judge he wanted to immediately go to the Massachusetts Supreme Court to reverse what he called "this travesty." He asked the judge not to dismiss the jury until the Supreme Court ruled. The judge gave Reddington 1 hour to go to the Supreme Court. This is high tension.
10:50 AM PT -- The Justice has heard arguments from both sides, and will make a ruling ... and she says she'll do it pretty quickly. Stay tuned, because she could be back within just a few minutes.
The Supreme Court of Massachusetts has agreed to hear Lindsay Clancy's argument to block the trial judge from declaring a mistrial, and we are livestreaming in the Supreme Court.
Clancy's lawyer, Kevin Reddington, is trying to block the mistrial, arguing in part the holdout juror is not following the law concerning reasonable doubt ... at least so claims the jury foreman.
The vote is 11 - 1, and although we do not know what specific charge is behind the vote, it seems somewhat likely the 11 may be voting not guilty by reason of insanity.
We know the defense has filed legal docs with the SC, but it is unclear if the Court will hear the matter. It is likely that one SC Justice will look at the defense petition and make a decision, at least temporarily, until the full Court can hear the case.
A clerk for the SC just told TMZ ... the Court will hear the defense's motion to overturn the mistrial.
Lindsay Clancy, her lawyers, the prosecution, and the judge headed back to the courtroom soon ... and we're live streaming it all.
The trial's principals are back after the judge's shocking deadline to her attorney -- Kevin Reddington ... giving him just an hour to go to the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court to petition a justice to overturn the judge's mistrial decision.
As we reported ... Judge Sullivansent jurors back into the deliberation room Friday morning -- but they emerged a short time later and once again said they were deadlocked. He declared a mistrial, then gave Reddington one hour to get someone above his pay grade to change his mind.
Lindsay Clancy’s ex-husband looks completely unbothered ... laughing and smiling with his new wife -- while Lindsay was dealing with juror drama hundreds of miles away.
Patrick Clancy and his better half -- Rachel Danis -- were spotted in NYC earlier this week … holding hands, chatting, and looking like a couple of people without a care in the world.
Patrick’s dressed in a sharp Patagonia jacket ... while Rachel wore a white jacket, black leggings and a beaming smile.
Lindsay Clancy's fate remains unsettled, after the judge ruled the holdout juror will remain on the case.
Clancy's lawyer, Kevin Reddington, was clearly upset, challenging the judge that he was not considering the concern of 11 jurors that the holdout is violating the law by not properly considering reasonable doubt. The judge fired back ... he has sufficiently probed and believes the holdout is fit to serve.
When the jurors walked in, and the judge was speaking to them about following the law, the female jurors were nodding their heads in agreement. The male jurors were not nodding.
12:32 PM PT -- Lindsay Clancy's attorney, Kevin Reddington, asked the judge to remove a juror who "refuses to listen to the law" regarding reasonable doubt. According to Reddington -- who is citing the foreperson -- only one person is dissenting in the jury. Redding also made his displeasure with the way the judge handled the issue known in court.
The judge refused to remove the juror despite Reddington's objection.
12:29 PM PT -- A bizarre moment in court ... the judge brought the jury back in as a group after speaking to each of them as individuals -- before providing a thorough definition of what "beyond a reasonable doubt" means. The judge did not read the note the jury sent into the courtroom.
He then sent the jury back to deliberate more. They've been discussing the case for nearly 36 hours at this point.
The jury has given the judge a note and the participants in the courtroom are back inside.
Lindsay Clancy's lawyer, Kevin Reddington, is very upset and just slammed papers down on the table ... we do not know if there is a mistrial. We will let you know as it comes in.
The argument between Reddington and the judge has gotten more intense. Reddington is visibly upset and is arguing very heatedly at the trial judge. The judge is raising his voice. They are going back and forth waving their hands. Prosecutors looked close to tears during the sidebar.
Lindsay Clancy's fate is still up in the air as the jury continues to deliberate ... but her lawyer, Kevin Reddington, brought a ton of letters to court showing she has an army of supporters.
Clancy's lawyer told reporters earlier today that she reads all the letters ... but couldn't answer how she feels about them -- stating, "That is private."
However, not everyone supports Clancy. We got Nancy Mace out in D.C. yesterday, where she told us the jury should find her guilty of murder ... and that her supporters are misguided and racist.
As you know, Clancy is on trial for first-degree murder for the strangling of her three young children, and the jury is still trying to come up with a verdict.
