Law&Crime Network is dragging rival Court TV into a place they’re both very familiar with — the courtroom.

The upstart TV network, which has been in business since 2017, is suing the more-seasoned courtroom channel for false advertising, after Court TV billed itself as the “only network in the world to cover the Derek Chauvin trial live and in its entirety,” according to the Manhattan Supreme Court lawsuit filed Wednesday.

According to Law&Crime, which is also live-streaming the highly anticipated trial for ex-cop Chauvin over George Floyd’s death, its competitor has been promoting itself in press releases since August 2020 as the “only multi-platform network devoted to live, gavel-to-gavel coverage, in-depth legal reporting and expert analysis of the nation’s most important and compelling trials,” the suit charges.

The same statement was used to promote a show about Harvey Weinstein’s trial and the anniversary of the O.J Simpson verdict, the court papers allege.

Law&Crime then sent a cease-and-desist letter to Court TV on March 3, 2021, notifying its rival that it would also be covering the Chauvin trial and asking Court TV to change its marketing, the lawsuit says.

The rival allegedly offered assurances it would stop claiming an exclusive on live trial coverage — but it didn’t, according to the court papers.

On March 9, Court TV sent out another press release on the Chauvin trial, repeating the same “exclusive” statement and going even further, adding: “Court TV will be the only network in the world to cover the proceedings live and in their entirety,” the suit claims.

Law&Crime says the statement is disingenuous, as Court TV was simply selected by the judge as the pool video feed — making it responsible for distributing the video for live coverage to other media organizations, according to the court documents.

“‘The pool” does not afford a network any more — or earlier — access to the feed or footage, and is usually a somewhat random designation simply done to ensure an orderly process for the court and media alike,” the suit argues.

“Court TV has been exploiting its duty by sending out paid press releases to falsely promote itself and its coverage as the sole outlet for the Chauvin trial to the detriment of the public and Law&Crime Network,” the court papers allege.

Law&Crime argues Court TV’s claims are bad for its business and also bad for the public, who might assume they can’t watch the trial at all if they don’t have access to Court TV, the documents say.

The network is not seeking monetary damages. It is just demanding Court TV stop its alleged deceptive practices and fix the statements it issued in the past.

“We are reviewing the complaint but we don’t comment on ongoing litigation,” Court TV said in a statement.