open court

British  

noun

1. a court or trial to which members of the public are freely admitted

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Example Sentences

At a hearing in mid-September, Jahanshahi lashed out at Engell in open court, accusing him of “going behind her back” and conspiring to get her removed from the case.

From Los Angeles Times

Not only that, but he then took a leave of absence from the court and went to Nuremberg to become the chief U.S. prosecutor, and the man who ultimately faced down Göring in open court.

From Los Angeles Times

The trial’s collapse means the government has never had to present in open court any evidence regarding what it claims Messrs. Berry and Cash did, or to exonerate them by admitting formally it lacks such evidence.

From The Wall Street Journal

The answer from government sources on that is that Collins was merely offering wider context about the government's approach to China given that the case was set to be heard in open court in 2025 - nothing more than that.

From BBC

The fact that the brothers admitted to wrongdoing in the killings in open court earlier this year might aid them, according to Gorin.

From Los Angeles Times