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Copying/moving these here, since the subentries are interesting, but don't add to why the initial example has the trope.

• Which kind of fails, as Courtroom Antics are generally for the benefit of the jury. In the Scopes trial there was no jury. It's the reason it never made it to the Supreme Court. The judgment was overturned because the fine assessed was an amount that required a jury. His conviction was overturned, so there was nothing to appeal. The case was, wisely, never refiled.
• Sometimes antics are for the jury, and sometimes they're for the press. Darrow got exactly the publicity he wanted when he cross-examined Bryan, in newspapers across the country and in history books.

Might I recommend a possible name change? I recommend the title "Disorder in the Court" as it both serves to be an accurate and humourous title for the trope, referencing to the Three Stooges short of the same name and premise.