“ The penalty for laughing in a courtroom is six months in jail; if it were not for this penalty, the jury would never hear the evidence. ”
- H. L. Mencken- Copy
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“ We are more casual about qualifying the people we allow to act as advocates in the courtroom than we are about licensing electricians. ”
- Warren E. Burger- Copy
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“ Money will determine whether the accused goes to prison or walks out of the courtroom a free man. ”
- Johnnie Cochran- Copy
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“ People confuse 'fair use' with 'personal use.' They are not the same. Fair use is a set of guidelines used by judges in a courtroom. Personal use is your activity on your computers at home. ”
- Ted Cohen- Copy
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“ Courtrooms contain every symbol of authority that a set designer could imagine. Everyone stands up when you come in. You wear a costume identifying you as, if not quite divine, someone special. ”
- Irving R. Kaufman- Copy
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“ It takes a long time to learn that a courtroom is the last place in the world for learning the truth. ”
- Alice Koller- Copy
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“ It was so nice to go into this fake courtroom on Ally McBeal. I immediately went up into the judge's chair. Nice view. A preferable perspective. ”
- Robert Downey Jr.- Copy
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“ Justice has nothing to do with what goes on in a courtroom; Justice is what comes out of a courtroom. ”
- Clarence Darrow- Copy
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“ They really haven't gotten to see me in the courtroom and there's no way they could really make an informed decision on who to endorse. ”
- John Dalton- Copy
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