witness stand

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The Meta chief executive was called to the witness stand in a civil trial over a lawsuit that accuses Instagram of knowingly causing harm to children.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

Gerry Adams is due to take the witness stand in a London court later, as his civil trial on allegations he had a role in major IRA bombing decisions nears an end.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

Goldstein, who retired from his law practice in 2023, made another gamble at trial: taking the witness stand to testify in his own defense.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026

He may have even made the prosecution look bad by undermining their preferred theory from the witness stand.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025

She kept shifting in the witness stand, not sure where to put her hands, not sure where to look.

From "Mississippi Trial, 1955" by Chris Crowe