Wackner wants to give cancelled people a fair shake. In real court, parents are suing the Chicago PD for their daughter's wrongful death after an aggressive policeman, Officer McFinley, attacked her with a stun gun despite her heart condition. He gets murdered during the trial.
Tropes:
- Alas, Poor Villain: Downplayed. Joey Battle sexually harassed/assaulted women by masturbating in fron of them without their permission. Wackner sentences him to three weeks in prison. Battle had no idea the pretend court had access to a prison, so he clearly didn't expect that, and is devastated.
- Breaking the Fourth Wall: Del Cooper argues that if he, the show producer, takes the stand in judge Wackner's court, he will be breaking the fourth wall, which is not done in reality shows.
- Call-Back:
- When discussing Diane's dilemma about whether or not to be a white name partner in a black firm, Liz brings up Barbara Kohlstad leaving over that very thing a few seasons ago.
- The tv show host accusing Diane of being a lesbian calls back to an early episode of The Good Wife where another tv show host accused her of the same.
- Domestic Abuse: Mrs. McFinley defends her husband's violent behavior, saying he was stressed and putting his life on the line at work every day.
- Godwin's Law: Wackner loses his temper when Marissa questions his integrity. When he reviews the video, he calls himself Pol Pot and Ceaucescu.
- Literal-Minded: When Cooper says he doesn't want to break the fourth wall, Wackner says noone is breaking any walls in his court.
- Mistaken for Gay: A tv host for Fox news accuses Diane and Liz of being in a lesbian relationship. They exploit this to get rid of a juror they don't want.
- N-Word Privileges: A professor is canceled over her use of the word "niggardly". Wackner wonders how to discuss the use of the word without saying the word; Marissa suggests calling it "n-wordly".
- Shout-Out:
- Wackner is told an actor was on The Lone Ranger.
- Defied by Marissa, who seems to be talking about Yes-Man, but can't remember the title or the author.
- The judge in the wrongful death case hopes he won't be judged for quoting Johnny Cash.
- What the Hell, Hero?: Marissa gets called out for being more passionate about a gender equality case than she is about the "n-wordly" case. She takes it to heart.
