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From top left: Justice Stephen G. Breyer, Judge Jennifer Walker Elrod, Judge Amit P. Mehta, Judge Joshua Deahl, Judge Thomas B. Griffith (ret.), Marshal Pamela Talkin (ret.), and Attorneys Makan Delrahim and Andrew Weissmann. Photo courtesy of Shakespeare Theatre Company.
This is the 35th year the “Mock Trial” has been presented and, like last year, it is virtual. In keeping with the Shakespeare Theatre Company and the STC’s Bard Association, it is a delightful confluence of Shakespeare, lawyerly wit, and timely barbs focused on the news of the day. This year did not disappoint.
The arguments were made with brio and wit. The judges asked searching questions and kept the lawyers on their toes and it was seamlessly done. For once, everyone was glad that nobody followed Shakespeare’s dictum to “…kill all the lawyers.” Because they slayed! ....

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