Court Quote by Walter Cronkite

When it comes to those who are accused and their right to defend themselves, it is perfectly reasonable to expect relevant evidence to be…

— David Blunkett

It is impossible to have a public trial if you can't guarantee the safety of witnesses, judges or defense counsel.

— Richard Goldstone

Everything needs to be public. The legitimacy of the courts comes from the fact that they reason openly, on the record, based on facts.

— Jed S. Rakoff

One of the risks of a public trial is a public verdict.

— Susan Estrich

A fair trial is one in which the rules of evidence are honored, the accused has competent counsel, and the judge enforces the proper…

— Harry Browne

In the justice system, we say there must be open justice where there is to be justice. The judged while trying must themselves be…

— Julian Assange

Our first concern is the security of the lawyers because without security you can't possibly have a fair trial, if trial at all, and…

— Ramsey Clark

The 'music' is not an open court and a fair trial.

— Edward Snowden

[Court] is an institution that depends on making tough decisions in close cases for reasons that it explains well and that, in the past…

— Sandra Day O'Connor

One thing I know from personal experience, judges hate it when parties talk publicly about their cases. There are a lot of things about…

— Michael Arrington

In court, jurors are admonished by the judge at every recess not to discuss the case or form any opinions until the case is…

— Robert Shapiro

It's not fair that the accused is not protected from adverse publicity whilst the accuser is guaranteed anonymity, whatever the verdict.

— Jonathan King