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TIL Courtroom drawing as we know it in the United States was born in response to the 1935 media circus over the kidnapping and killing of aviator Charles Lindbergh’s infant son. The American Bar Association put forth a ban on cameras—leaving news outlets to seek alternate means of coverage.

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eOkg TIL in New Orleans, public defenders are handling the equivalent of almost 19,000 cases per year per attorney, which literally limits them to 7 minutes per case.
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