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With the recent passing of O.J. Simpson, it has brought back many memories, as his trial in 1995 was accurately depicted as the trial of the century.
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When OC Was Glued to the News
Even the ‘trial of the century’, O.J.’s murder trial, was overshadowed by Orange County’s bankruptcy in 1995.
O.J. Simpson sits at his arraignment in Superior Court in Los Angeles on July 22, 1994. Lois Bernstein/AP Photo/Pool
John Moorlach
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John Moorlach is the director of the California Policy Center's Center for Public Accountability. He has served as a California State Senator and Orange County Supervisor and Treasurer-Tax Collector. In 1994, he predicted the County's bankruptcy and participated in restoring and reforming the sixth most populated county in the nation.
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