Disorder in the Court: Report of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, Special Committee on Courtroom Conduct

xiv, 432 pp. The first comprehensive look at courtroom disorder, focusing on lawyer-client-judge interaction, and asking 'How does a society deal with individuals who refuse to accept the authority and procedures of courtroom justice? Several cases are used as examples, including the Chicago Conspiracy Case and the New York Panther 21 trial. Also includes exchanges from trials at the Star Chamber in England, the trial of Susan B. Anthony, and the Communist Smith Act trials of 1949.