Courtroom Sketch

News outlets aren't their only customers. Sometimes attorneys buy their work, too.

In an afterword to The Journalist and the Murderer (1990), I wrote about Jeffrey Masson’s lawsuit, taking a very high tone. I put myself above the fray; I looked at things from a glacial distance. My aim wasn’t to persuade anyone of my innocence. It was to show off what a good writer I was. Reading the piece now, I am full of admiration for its irony and detachment—and appalled by the stupidity of the approach.

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This is a courtroom sketch of Lindsay Lohan. These sketches are made due to the fact that you cant have photographers in the courtroom.

Usually it’s the legal case, not the courtroom artist, making headlines. But that wasn’t Jane Rosenberg’s experience when she depicted New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady during Deflategate last August. Like all courtroom illustrators plying their craft, Rosenberg was racing the clock, trying to nail the scene. The resulting sketch showed NFL commissioner Roger Goodell […]

Hub answering the question why do courts use Courtroom sketch artists. Given the presence of digital technology why does courts employ sketch artists to visually capture court proceedings.

Courtroom Sketch Artist on Vimeo . The New York Times produced this video profile of Texas courtroom sketch artist Gary Myrick. The su...

A witness accuses Enrique Peña Nieto of taking a $100m bribe from drug traffickers in October 2012.

Testimony in the Boston Marathon bombing trial has been suspended for the day because one of the jurors is sick.

Defense and prosecution attorneys as well as judges