The day yielded a series of volatile incidents: a man, his parole recently rescinded, bolted from the courtroom and assaulted a security guard; a convicted murderer, incensed by a victim's son's accusation of cowardice, erupted in anger; an…

The quiet of a Manhattan courthouse shattered as a man launched a knife attack on security personnel. Inside, the judge, already strained by a case involving accusations of harassment and assault against a family member, erupted in fury. Th…

The courtroom witnessed a volatile scene today: a man, newly sentenced to forty days incarceration for breaking and entering, swore vehemently as the judge addressed him. Prior to that, the presiding judge issued a stern reprimand to a fat…

The proceedings were punctuated by a defendant's disruptive act: the creation of a peanut butter and jelly sandwich during the trial. Elsewhere, the families and friends of a college football player, tragically lost in a car accident, confr…

The weight of loss presses upon families grappling with the driver responsible for a fatal crash that claimed six lives. In the courtroom, a stern judge dismisses a defendant's attempts to justify his violation of bail. Meanwhile, a convict…

The mother and younger sister of a student tragically lost to violence confronted the perpetrator in the courtroom. Meanwhile, the judge declared the defendant in contempt for persistent profanity during the remote proceedings, and other de…

From his position across the courtroom, the defendant spat at the judge, and then, with a further act of defiance, spat again at closer range. Meanwhile, the accused cocaine dealer offered the judge a peculiar explanation, claiming a positi…

Here's a glimpse into some of the most remarkable scenes from courtrooms across the years.

The judge rebuked the defense attorney following her request to step down from the case; a man received a sentence of one year's probation for failing to provide adequate shelter, resulting in the death of his pet rabbit; and other developm…

The proceedings began with a man facing charges of "Driving with an Invalid License," signing into the virtual arraignment while still behind the wheel. The mother of a young man who had violated his probation implored the judge for lenienc…

The courtroom witnessed a spectrum of human responses to justice. One man, newly convicted of assault, met his sentence with defiant mockery directed at the judge. In stark contrast, another defendant dissolved into tears as he pleaded for …

A glimpse into the most remarkable episodes from the courtroom.