AROUND the world, courthouses are adorned with a statue of a blindfolded woman holding a set of scales and a sword: Justice personified.

世界各地的法院都有这么一个雕象：一位蒙眼女士手握天秤与剑，意即：人性化裁决。

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The dispute has seen the inside of five courthouses since 1995, when Ms Smith first sued Marshall's son, e. Pierce Marshall, in a Texas state court, accusing him of cutting her off from the estate.

1995年以来，这场遗产纠纷先后闹到了5家法院。一开始，史密斯向得克萨斯州法院起诉马歇尔的儿子E .皮尔斯·马歇尔，指控他剥夺了她的财产继承权。

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Even the buildings are not immune; around the country 3,200 courthouses are "physically eroded" and "functionally deficient", says the National Centre for State Courts.

甚至办公大楼都难免遭殃，全国法庭中心说，在全国有大约3200个法院受到腐蚀和功能缺陷的影响。

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The building also sits at a gritty location at the intersection of TriBeCa and the Financial District, near City Hall and the courthouses.

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Another -- just this week in the Ten Commandments case -- she was the key vote in striking down the Ten Commandments display at the Kentucky courthouses.

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While war was waged in courthouses across the country, on the home front, life continued as it always had.

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