Rob Schmidt's Reporter's Notebook

Robert Schmidt is at the Santa Monica courthouse covering the Simpson civil trial. He's a national legal correspondent for American Lawyer Media and the Court TV Law Center. The following are some of his observations and insights.

Opening Statements

• Simpson, A Free Man, Comes And Goes As He Pleases
• A Tight Squeeze In The Judge's Courtroom
  
• Goldman Becomes A Judicial Reform Advocate
  

The Plaintiffs' Case

• Questioning A Police Officer's Fiber
  
• An Unfortunate Typo
  
• Lessons In Police Speak At $5 A Day
  
• Judge Fujisaki, Not Quite The 'Anti-Ito'
• Trial Protester's Ghoulish Election Statement
  
• Intern Speaks With Simpson While Reporters Wait
  
• Don't Toy With This FBI Agent
  
• Author Schiller Again The Center Of Controversy
• Simpson Comes To Kaelin's Defense
  
• Lights On In The Simpson Household
  
• The Night Chippers
  
• A Look Into A Celebrity's Closet

The Defense's Case

• Defense Lawyer Blasier Lists 'Simpson' As Hobby In His Online Profile
  
• Agent Credits Tabloid In Uncovering Bruno Magli Photos
  
• Simpson Supporters Accuse Judge Of 'Playing The Race Card'
  
• Simpson Punctuates July Fourth Alibi With A Little Joke About A Big Man
  
• Simpson's Twist On Bracelet Story
  
• Too Much TV For Petrocelli?
  

Closings

• The Bullhorn Ban