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The defense last week filed a motion to unseal the two sides’ IGG suppression filings, and asked that the hearing on that evidence be held in open court.
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Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 21 Jan. 2025
Murdoch's team made the offer on the cusp of trial — and of the nonagenarian media titan's own testimony in open court.
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David Folkenflik, NPR, 21 Jan. 2025
Pickleball is played on a smaller open court with no walls.
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Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 20 Dec. 2024
Now, in an upcoming episode of the Fox anthology Accused, the Canadian actor plays an abrasive tech entrepreneur whose facial-recognition software is brought to open court.
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Max Gao, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Oct. 2024
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“Open court.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/open%20court. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
Legal Definition
open court
noun1
: a recorded judicial proceeding that is presided over by a judge and attended by the parties and their attorneys and that is convened for the purpose of conducting official business compare in camera
2
: a session of a court that is open to the public
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