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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But the concern for many is that recurring TV news video, known as B-roll, and newspaper photos will likely show images of the recently embattled black and Latino lawmakers leaving courthouses or at the Capitol, and video and photos of white defendants in the previous investigations won't be used.

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