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courtroom

[kawrt-room, -room, kohrt-] / ˈkɔrtˌrum, -ˌrʊm, ˈkoʊrt- /




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Her family is expected to hold a news conference Monday afternoon, following Burke’s scheduled appearance in a downtown Los Angeles courtroom.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026

Woods’s courtroom success was itself notable: African-Americans had only recently secured the constitutional right to testify in federal courts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

Therefore, no affected person was in the courtroom to refute the therapist’s claim that, since she only deploys speech, her counseling is harmless and deserves First Amendment protection.

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026

Meta Platforms and Google-parent Alphabet have suffered a courtroom loss that could expose technology companies to a wave of future legal complaints.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

But when Anthony walked out of the courtroom, she was approached by Van Voorhis, who told her, “You’ve lost your chance to get your case before the Supreme Court.”

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling