Category:Law Procedural

"[W]e should never lose sight of the fact that even a person accused of the most heinous crimes, and no matter the likelihood that he or she actually committed those crimes, is entitled to the full protection of the [law]. Short-cutting or short-circuiting those rights affects not only the accused, but also the entire reputation of the criminal justice system."

- Decision of the Canadian Supreme Court in R. v. Burlingham, [1995] 2 S.C.R. 206.

Watch the lawyers do their thing in a Law Procedural, commonly known as a Courtroom Drama.

The American Film Institute's definition of "courtroom drama" does not actually require any scenes to be set in a courtroom. They have a subset, Trial film, for works that focus on the court case itself.

These often make use of The Courtroom Index. When it only lasts a single episode, it's a Courtroom Episode.