In an era when true-crime is all the rage, few criminal cases will be more closely followed than Bill Cosby’s. And as Jeffrey Toobin explains, the outcome of Cosby’s latest case could hinge on a type of testimony known as prior bad acts. Cosby has a resume filled with them. But are they admissible?

+ The Washingtonian: The Devastating Story of Washington’s Peeping-Tom Rabbi. (If your rabbi suggests that you take a practice dunk in the mikvah, be concerned.)