{"id":162218,"date":"2026-09-03T11:04:55","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T19:04:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/09\/03\/the-infamous-12-hour-closing-statement\/"},"modified":"2026-09-03T11:04:55","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T19:04:55","slug":"the-infamous-12-hour-closing-statement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/09\/03\/the-infamous-12-hour-closing-statement\/","title":{"rendered":"The Infamous 12-Hour Closing Statement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-415186\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/abovethelaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/04\/Clarence-Darrow-Scopes-Trial-631.jpg__800x600_q85_crop-300x143.jpg?resize=300%2C143&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Clarence-Darrow-Scopes-Trial-631.jpg__800x600_q85_crop\" width=\"300\" height=\"143\" title=\"\"><strong>In what famous \u201cTrial of the Century\u201d did legendary defense attorney Clarence Darrow give a 12-hour closing argument?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Hint: It\u2019s not the Scopes Monkey Trial, if that\u2019s what you\u2019re thinking. Rather, the famed civil libertarian railed against the death penalty at length.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>See\u00a0the answer on the next page.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2026\/09\/the-infamous-12-hour-closing-statement\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Infamous 12-Hour Closing Statement<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-415186\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/abovethelaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/04\/Clarence-Darrow-Scopes-Trial-631.jpg__800x600_q85_crop-300x143.jpg?resize=300%2C143&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Clarence-Darrow-Scopes-Trial-631.jpg__800x600_q85_crop\" width=\"300\" height=\"143\" title=\"\"><strong>In what famous \u201cTrial of the Century\u201d did legendary defense attorney Clarence Darrow give a 12-hour closing argument?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Hint: It\u2019s not the Scopes Monkey Trial, if that\u2019s what you\u2019re thinking. Rather, the famed civil libertarian railed against the death penalty at length.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>See\u00a0the answer on the next page.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2026\/09\/the-infamous-12-hour-closing-statement\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Infamous 12-Hour Closing Statement<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In what famous \u201cTrial of the Century\u201d did legendary defense attorney Clarence Darrow give a 12-hour closing argument? Hint: It\u2019s not the Scopes Monkey Trial, if that\u2019s what you\u2019re thinking. Rather, the famed civil libertarian railed against the death penalty at length. See\u00a0the answer on the next page. 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