“Although it might at times be difficult to resist, please no sneering, whispering, booing, guffawing, or throwing things in court.”

a) The bailiff’s instructions to spectators at the war crimes tribunal of Slobodon Milosevic in The Hague.

b) Judge Wapner, to the studio audience, at the beginning of a recent special of a live version of The Peoples’ Court.

c) From Seattle School District guidelines given to high-school students before they participate in a field trip to Seattle Municipal Court.

d) Darryl Cherney, Dennis Cunningham, and Alicia Littletree, in a fund-raising letter to Earth First! supporters in advance of a long-awaited trial in California.

Answer: d