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UNITED STATES - MARCH 19: College Basketball: NCAA Final Four, Texas Western players victorious with National Championship trophy after winning game vs Kentucky, College Park, MD 3/19/1966 (Photo by Rich Clarkson/Sports Illustrated via Getty Images) (SetNumber: X11504 TK2)
Symbols of law a legal system - a judge, gavel and scales representing jurisdiction.
LOS ANGELES - DECEMBER 1: The crew on the bridge of the USS Enterprise in the STAR TREK: The Original Series episode, "The Cage." From left: Jeffrey Hunter as Captain Christopher Pike, Leonard Nimoy as Commander Spock (Mr. Spock), Peter Duryea as Lieutenant Jos? Tyler and Majel Barrett as Number One (M. Leigh Hudec). This is the pilot episode completed early 1965, but not broadcast until October 4, 1988. Image is a screen grab. (Photo by CBS via Getty Images)
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