Word: courtroom
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...community, events in the life of the founder become paradigmatic for succeeding generations. For the early followers of Jesus, martyrdom itself became a prominent form of imitatio Christi. So I, as a doctoral student in comparative religion at harvard Divinity School and a Unification Church member, sat in the courtroom during Rev. Moon's arraignment in Manhattan yesterday, pondering the religious significance of this event...
...Moon freely returned to this country to face charges; on first appearing in the courtroom, he strode confidently to shake hands with his accusers and then turned to greet the press and spectators. After the proceedings, he addressed a rally of 2500 Church members and friends outside, stating his respect for America and trust in judicial due process. The attitude expressed by Rev. Moon himself runs counter to the formation of fortress mentality and may instead become a paradigm for working within the system as the future mode of the Unification religious community...
...dark-walnut-paneled Ottawa courtroom was packed with government lawyers, bureaucrats and a few curious law students last week as the nine black-robed justices of Canada's Supreme Court filed in to deliver a historic verdict on the country's future. When Chief Justice Bora Laskin began to read, there was a moment of confusion. A special sound system failed, and his words were barely audible to a nationwide television audience. But the impact of his message was clear enough. At the end of a five-month courtroom fight between the federal government of Canadian Prime Minister...
...pomp followed. O'Connor was escorted to the ornate marble-and-mahogany courtroom. While 500 invited guests looked on, she was seated in the chair once occupied by John Marshall, the Chief Justice (1801 -1835) who introduced the principle of judicial review of executive and legislative acts, establishing the court's authority in the fledgling nation. The bailiff cried the traditional "oyez, oyez," and the eight Justices stood silently behind the wooden bench. O'Connor then took a second oath ("I do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States...
...lawyers don't settle out of court. One attorney expressing exasperation over what she considers to be a glorified debate over greasy french fries says she hopes the case ends differently: Wouldn't it be great to see Ronald McDonald stand up in the back of the courtroom and yell, "I confess...