First, he wrote a dissent when the court granted a stay that prevented California’s Proposition 8 trial from being televised.

首先是当法院批准一项暂缓令，以保护加利福尼亚州8号提案试用免受电视曝光，为此事他专门写文反对该做法。

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Silvio Berlusconi attended a closed-door pre-trial hearing in Milan relating to a tax-fraud case, his first court appearance in eight years.

贝鲁斯科尼在米兰出席了一宗骗税案的闭门提前审判旁听，这是老贝8年来首次现身法庭。

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Walker heard 13 days of testimony and arguments since January during the first trial in federal court to examine if states can prohibit gays from getting married.

1月以来，沃克在联邦法院的第一审判中听取了13天的证词和辩论，以决定州是否能禁止同性恋结婚。

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Second, the case was the first Vioxx trial in federal court, where the rules are thought to favor defendants.

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Mr Scilingo arrived at the first day of his trial at the national court in Madrid in an ambulance and complained of feeling ill.

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It was the first trial of a blogger by a military court after the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces assumed control following the toppling of Hosni Mubarak in February.

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