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courtroom

[kawrt-room, -room, kohrt-] / ˈkɔrtˌrum, -ˌrʊm, ˈkoʊrt- /




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“To focus on federal judges and courtroom lawyers is to miss much of the story—and probably the most important part,” wrote Cole.

From Slate Aug. 3, 2026

Morrison has visited Kaye’s courtroom on several occasions and watched him build connections with clients.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

BBC's North America correspondent Shaimaa Khalil was inside the courtroom.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

You have to look beyond the interior of a courtroom to see the people on the ground fighting to construct constitutional meaning.

From Slate Jul. 27, 2026

Everything in the courtroom is adult-size and makes me feel small.

From "Black Brother, Black Brother" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

There is no oak panelling, no green leather-bound legal textbooks like the courtrooms you see on TV dramas.

From BBC Aug. 2, 2026

Witkoff became one of the people who traveled with Trump, showing up not only in courtrooms but seemingly at every important event.

From Slate Jul. 22, 2026

Posthumous avatars are already being used in museums, courtrooms and political campaigns.

From BBC Jun. 13, 2026

Welfare offices became “job centers” and set welfare recipients to painting park benches, raking leaves and cleaning courtrooms.

From The Wall Street Journal May 8, 2026

That might be an interesting reform for American courtrooms, I thought.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover




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