courtroom, n.All

"Do you plead guilty or not guilty?''How should I know, Your Honor, before I've heard the evidence?

The Courtroom is one instance of the fact that while our society may be liberal and democratic in some large and vague sense, its moving parts, its smaller chambers -- its classrooms, its workplaces, its corporate boardrooms, its jails, its military barracks -- are flagrantly undemocratic, dominated by one commanding person or a tiny elite of power.

"Order, order in the court!"Thank you, Judge. I'll take a pastrami on rye

A courtroom artist was arrested today for an unknown reason..details are sketchy

The Courtroom is the last place in the world for learning the truth.