Sentences with phrase «legal theatrics»

For one thing, the process of repealing these rules can grind on for years because of all the legal theatrics (you can bet the coal companies will be fighting tooth - and - nail to ensure the Obama team does not succeed).

It's effective, at least in the fictional culture of TV law, where legal theatrics are tolerated with a patience unknown to the real world.

Not exact matches

It all suggests that the dramatic day and a half of legal proceedings are but a prelude to even more courtroom theatrics and combat in what has become a sordid, long - standing matter (for the full saga, read the Disturbing Decline of Sumner Redstone) that reflects poorly on countless participants, not least the boards of CBS and Viacom, which took no action to remove Redstone as their executive chairman until Herzer's case forced their hand.

And whatever harm cameras might do in terms of encouraging theatrics or distracting participants is generally offset by their value in opening the courts to the larger public and giving taxpayers a more robust picture of how the legal system is performing.