Back in May, you may recall, Linday Lohan went to court to answer to charges that she failed to be in compliance with the probation sentence imposed on her due to her DUI conviction from 2007. We learned that Lindsay was ordered to wear a SCRAM alcohol-monitoring bracelet and had to appear in court again on July 6 to gauge her compliance with her probation sentence. Today is July 6 and, if you can believe it, Lindsay managed to show up in court to face the judge again:

Lindsay Lohan arrived about 10 minutes early at a Beverly Hills courthouse on Tuesday for a probation revocation hearing that could end with the actress either headed for jail or her next movie role. The “Mean Girls” star could be sent to jail if a judge finds that the starlet violated her probation. Lohan’s father, Michael, also attended the hearing. A judge scheduled the hearing after Lohan missed a court date in May. She has been required to wear an ankle alcohol monitor since then. If Lohan is ordered jailed, she will be taken into custody immediately. The length of her stay will be determined by Lohan’s sentence, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department spokesman Steve Whitmore said. He said inmates serving nonviolent offenses typically serve about a quarter of their sentence, although several factors are considered … If the actress remains free she could lose a hated accessory — an ankle alcohol monitor that she has been required to wear since late May. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Marsha Revel revoked Lohan’s probation in May after the actress missed a court hearing to promote a film project at the Cannes Film Festival. Lohan claimed her passport was stolen, but Revel ordered her to wear the alcohol monitor upon her return. She also scheduled the evidentiary hearing that will be held Tuesday morning to determine whether Lohan violated her probation, and to what extent. Weeks later, the monitor issued an alert after Lohan attended the MTV Movie Awards and its after-parties. Revel promptly doubled Lohan’s bail to $200,000. Prosecutors called it an “alcohol-related” violation, but Lohan’s attorney, Shawn Chapman Holley, downplayed the incident … Regardless of the outcome, Tuesday’s hearing won’t be the last reminder for Lohan of the court case and her arrests. She will soon be questioned about her drug use three years ago by civil attorneys representing a woman suing Lohan. The actress’ attorney persuaded a judge to delay that deposition until after Tuesday’s hearing so that her answers couldn’t be used against her in the criminal case.

Because this is all happening in the court system here in LA, Lindsay‘s appearance today is airing LIVE on local news stations:

The prosecutor in this case is really gunning to punish Lindsay for her alleged probation violation. She is arguing that the fact that Lindsay‘s SCRAM bracelet was set off is an indication that she did consume alcohol, in violation of her probation and as a result she should be punished more severely (ie. jail). There is a lot of back and forth about evidence so my guess is that nothing significant will be ruled on today. My guess is that the case will be recessed until more evidence can be introduced and a ruling will be made then. Lindsay will likely not go to jail today but will prolly have to keep wearing the SCRAM bracelet. I’ll update if something more significant occurs but it looks like no major decisions will be made today … at least, not yet.

UPDATE: Things have taken a turn for the worse for Lindsay in court today. The judge has been hearing testimony about L. Lo‘s flagrant probation violations and seems to be getting really angry. It is now very possible that the judge could order that Lindsay be hauled off to jail, like, today! Today’s ruling has not been made but, yeah, if I were Lindsay I’d start sweatin’ bullets.

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