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The husband and wife have three children ages 13, 10 and 7, according to a woman in open court during the probable cause hearing.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 23 Oct. 2024
The judge also pushed Mohawk’s countersuit into arbitration, a forum for resolving disputes privately instead of in open court.
—Joel Khalili, WIRED, 21 Oct. 2024
Advertisement O’Connell’s friends and parishioners had hoped Thursday’s preliminary hearing — usually the first time prosecutors have to present significant evidence in a case in open court — would provide some motive for the out-of-nowhere shooting.
—James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024
Prosecutors are now considering the offer from attorney Abbe Lowell after first hearing of it in open court as jury selection in the Biden son's trial was set to get underway, according to CBS News.
—Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 5 Sep. 2024
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“Open court.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/open%20court. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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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