OJ Simpson: The Trial That Changed Everything

What started as a slow-speed pursuit on a Los Angeles freeway, ended up going down in the history books, as O.J. Simpson's trial forever changed the landscape of media and the judicial system in America.  Simpson went on trial for the murder of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend, Ron Goldman.

What the trial turned into is by many accounts a media circus, and not just nationally but internationally, as all of the eyes of the world were on the Los Angeles courtroom where the fate of the ex-sports hero lay in the hands of a jury.  As television cameras were allowed in the courtroom, the trial becomes a day-to-day drama of must-see TV that plays out across the world, and played out for more than eight months.

The presence of TV cameras in the courtroom meant that lawyers were really talking to two audiences when they were speaking - the court, and the court of public opinion.