Editorial: Hey, judges, clean up your courtrooms and your acts
by The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune
Jan 18, 2022
3 minutes
The COVID-19 crisis, and the associated pivot to virtual hearings and livestreams, has exposed plenty of flaws in the judicial system and its practitioners. We’ve seen a lawyer who could not get rid of a cat filter, defendants appearing semi-naked, attorneys smoking cigars and all kinds of shenanigans with the mute button.
Add in a variety of nefariously hijacked feeds, such as the one in Australia broadcasting the deportation hearing of tennis player Novak Djokovic,and this has not exactly been a great two years for the dignity of the American
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