Skigirl
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Ok, tomorrow is my telework day but I think I am coming in just so I can be WS eyes and ears. The hearing is supposed to start at 2:15. It's going to be very crowded I suppose so I will try to go around 1:30. Also, I don't go to courthouses that much lol so what do I say when I am asked why I am there? Do I just say "i am here to attend a hearing?" Are you asked what relation you are to the parties? Is that even required? Curious
I felt that way the first time I pulled information from a rare book room at a local university, since I had no affiliation. I pulled it because the person whose archives were there had owned my house and I was hoping for some snapshots of the house back in the day, not because I had a scholarly interest. When I got there, there were no questions. It was just, "Please put your purse in this locker, here's a pencil and some scratch paper for notes, you can have this seat, we'll bring you the archive by box. Which box would you like first?" Any citizen is allowed to attend any legal proceeding that is open to the public, so I doubt you will even be asked why you were there. If asked, it may just be to separate you from the press (who sometimes get better and assured seats, or have one representative in the courtroom who supplies everyone else with film footage). Just, "here to attend the hearing."
ETA: Might be worth checking with the TOS and/or mods about rules for posting regarding first-hand info learned at the hearing.