Objection!
[Direct examination]
Attorney: Blue is your favorite color, right?
Objection, leading the witness!
Cook: I always wanted to be in charge of the social media on set - that's what I interviewed for, I'm so glad I got it!
Cook orginally auditioned for Ava's role of DK Liberson
Hey twin! You should always refer to the judge as this in the courtroom
What is your honor?
A jury of whose peers? These people are able to exclude members during the process of jury selection on the grounds of bias or conflict of interest
Who are the attorneys for the defence/prosecution?
What's the point of using it? This is Ms. A's least favorite objection - don't give them an opportunity to explain their case!
What is the relevance objection?
Quinlin: Ava and Aud argued often on set. They never really got along.
Objection, speculation!
Agent Park: We found several fingerprints from suspects on set on the saucer and tea cup, including Cook, Raysau, and Quinlin's
Raysau's fingerprints were NOT found on the teacup or saucer
According to who? An attorney must do this in acccordance with rule 702 before a doctor can give medical opinions
What is qualify them as an expert?
Great news, Tiktok! A judge just ruled that Luigi Mangione's case would not be eligible for this type of punishment
What is capital punishment?
You're a lawyer, not a tattle-tale! Immediately interrupting the other team mid-question for this makes you look bad
What is going over time?
Attorney: Can you please tell us about everything that happened that day?
Objection, calls for narration!
Quinlin: Raysau was the one who poured the milk that day, which I found that weird, since it was usually Cook's job
It was usually Quinlin's job to set up the tea!
It's a trial, not an argument - you must ask the judge this after opposing counsel objects before speaking
What is permission to respond?
Thanks a lot, PETA. The 2018 monkey-selfie lawsuit set this precedent, now negatively impacting artists copywriting their work to protect from AI
What is the precedent that copyright only applies to "human generated work"
This is the very first thing an attorney should say to a witness - direct or cross, doesn't matter!
What is good morning, [name]
[Cross examination]
A: You weren't friends with him, were you?
W: No, we weren't really close
A: You weren't close?
W: No, we weren't
A: So, to be clear, you two aren't friends?
Objection, asked and answered!
Raysau: I worked with Ava for a long time - we were really close. I knew she was allergic to almonds, so I wrote a letter to catering keeping them off the set.
Raysau's affidavit does not say the type of allergy was almonds
On re-direct, you need to limit your three questions to be "within" this
What is within the scope of cross?
What are plea bargains?
We don't interrupt - this is the three step process for handling a witness who won't answer questions on cross
1. Say "I didn't ask ___" and repeat question
2. Ask the judge: "Please instruct the witness to answer yes or no"
3. Move to strike answer as non-responsive
Attorney: Agent Park, I've just given you a disciplinary decision from Waldo University. Could you explain the committee's conclusion?
Objection, hearsay!
Dana Smith: Beta blockers are somewhat effective, but they can't fully protect the heart from stress. That's why doctors usually don't prescribe them as the first treatment for ARVC
Doctors do use beta blockers as the first treatment for ARVC, even if they aren't completely effective
Technically, you need to ask the judge's permission to move freely about the courtroom, referred to as this in legal-lingo
What is the well?
Ms. A totally called it - the MA supreme court ruled that the police had violated this constitutional right by monitoring citizen's private Snapchat accounts in our case last year
What is the right to privacy?
This quote from the 2026 MA finals went over poorly with the judges and still haunts Ms. A's stress-nightmares
What is, "Are you threatening me?"