Related Clues:

• Betrays one's blue state
• Hearing responses
• These go to a higher court
• "Hurray!" and "Oh, no!"
• Urgent requests
• Arraignment actions
• They sometimes fall on deaf ears
• Humble requests
• Defendant's statements
• They are entered in court
• Defendants' submissions
• Associated Press's coverage of plea changed subsequent court hearings
• Bargaining topics
• Is of interest in court cases
• Shocks but, having the key to the heart, attracts