1.   Indubitably, the interests of brevity and legal manners would have been better served by keeping the camera out of the courtroom.

2.   No one who has had contact with Ms. Thompson believes that justice is being served by keeping her imprisoned.

3.   Son Paul Haynes said that neither justice nor society are being served by keeping his mother in custody.

4.   To all appearances, he had rehabilitated himself, and his supporters argued that no good purpose would be served by keeping him locked up.

5.   Judge Steven Ohmer ruled Friday that the best interest of the twins would be served by keeping them under the care of the Missouri Division Of Family Services.

6.   Thomas Henriksen, a Hoover Institution historian who has researched war trials, said history is better served by keeping terrorist trials under the jurisdiction of the military.

7.   War crimes judges Monday rejected a request by prosecutors to jointly try four Bosnian Serb suspects, saying justice would be best served by keeping the cases separate.