There was a flurry of activity late last week as lawyers looked to tailor the scope of the highly anticipated trial against suspended state Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin.

Last Thursday, prosecutors filed a motion to shape just what the jury will hear at the trial, which is scheduled to begin Wednesday. And by Friday afternoon, the defense was working to get in its own filing and respond to requests by prosecutors to limit what Orie Melvin can argue at trial.