Down-line transcription system for manipulating real-time testimony

A transcription network utilized during a testimonial proceeding, the transcription network comprising:

• an attorney terminal;
• a stenographic system assisting in the conversion of spoken words to text and in the characterization of at least portions of the text as questions and answers;
• a remote terminal disposed at a location remote from the attorney terminal and the stenographic system;
• at least one communication link;
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• the stenographic system delivering the text for real time display at the attorney terminal and at the remote terminal via the at least one communication link.

A transcription network used during a testimonial proceeding, the transcription system comprising:

• a first attorney terminal;
• a second attorney terminal;
• a computing system comprising a voice to text converter, a first communication link that communicatively couples to the first attorney terminal, and a second communication link that communicatively couples to the second attorney terminal;
• at least a portion of the second communication link being independent of at least a portion of the first communication link;
• the computing system converting spoken words to text, storing the text, and delivering the text to the first attorney terminal for real time review via the first communication link and to the second attorney terminal for real time review via the second communication link;
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• the computing system preventing the first attorney terminal and the second attorney terminal from modifying the stored text.