Word: courtroom
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...short answer is, he was seduced by the siren call of the media. Jackson was not the first (anyone remember Lance Ito?), nor will he be the last. But his was a particularly benign form of narcissism. He didn't allow cameras in the courtroom; he had no desire to see his face on television. As the antitrust trial of the century began two years ago, he was so skeptical of the press that they were refused special accreditation and had to queue up for hours to sit on a couple of rows of hard benches - first come, first served...
...miles away in a staid federal courtroom, the temperature rises as steamy claims of other broken rules are revealed in the racketeering trial that is riveting this city with tales of prostitution, fraud, the Mafia, and the off-the-court lives of several high-profile NBA stars. At the center of the trial is Gold Club owner Steven Kaplan, who has been indicted along with 16 others, including one former and one active Atlanta police officer and two dancers named "Diva" and "Frederique." Each is charged with enriching a criminal enterprise run by Kaplan. He, in turn, according to prosecutors...
...beat practicing in the courtroom--there's no bigger thrill," she says...
Before Barry's troubles, Van Susteren had been a courtroom attorney in Washington. She practiced a wide variety of both criminal and civil law and represented a wide-ranging set of individuals--from accused murderers to wives seeking a divorce...
...five years' probation, six months of weekends confined to her home, six weeks of incarceration in a Salvation Army work-release center and a $30,000 fine. Lawyers on both sides of the case said it was the first time a shopaholic defense has triumphed in a U.S. courtroom...