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The Debate Behind Camera Use in the Courtroom

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		BBC News \| LOCKERBIE TRIAL \| Head to head: Cameras in court ^Votes:0 low graphics version \| feedback \| help You are in: In Depth: Lockerbie Trial Front Page World UK UK Politics Business Sci/Tech Health Education Entertainment Talking Point In Depth AudioVideo Tuesday, 25 April, 2000, 07:18 GMT 08:18 UK Head to head: Cameras in court Under Scottish law, cameras of any kind are strictly prohibited in criminal court cases. The BBC and other broadcasters tried, and failed, to have the ban lifted for the Lockerbie trial. News Online spoke to two people with opposing views on the subject of cameras in court. Dr Paul Mason of the Southampton Institute, Centre for Media and Justice. Five reasons to televise the Lockerbie trial: 1) Importance of the trial. The number of victims, the media focus on events leading up to the trial, the coverage of the crash and the sp Read More Go to Site


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		LA Daily News - Home ^Votes:0 Today's Front Page Home Delivery RSS --> Site Web Search powered by YAHOO! SEARCH Home News Sports Business Opinions Entertainment Living Info Classifieds Homes Jobs Autos Obituaries Live Traffic: 2N 2S 5N 5S 14N 14S 101N 101S 118E 118W 405N 405S Santa Clarita Antelope Valley Glendale/Burbank Simi Valley Politics Transportation Education Crime Religion ValleyNews.com Columnists USC UCLA Lakers Clippers Dodgers Angels Kings Ducks Preps Galaxy Outdoors Golf Sports Challenge Scores/Stats Live Odds Columnists Real Estate Cars Technology Editorial Letters Columnists Blogs Nightlife Celebs & Gossip Movies TV Music Dining Shopping & Beauty Recreation Neighborhoods Puzzles & Comics Horoscopes Food Health & Fitness Family & Kids Books Home & Garden Travel Contact Us RSS Subscribe Services Place An Read More Go to Site

		National Center for Public Policy Research Press Release: The Public Has a Right to Know: It's Time to Allow Cameras in Federal Courts - May 1997 ^Votes:0 Press Release The National Center for Public Policy Research For Immediate Release: May 5, 1997 Contact: Amy Ridenour 202/543-4110 or aridenour@nationalcenter.org The Public Has a Right to Know: It's Time to Allow Cameras in Federal Courts New "Sunshine in the Courtroom Act" Would Give Judges Discretion to Allow Cameras Saying the time is long since past for U.S. courts to open themselves to public scrutiny, The National Center for Public Policy Research today called upon the U.S. court system to open itself to the public much like the way the U.S. Congress now receives public scrutiny through C-SPAN. "Allowing cameras to cover Congress made a huge difference in the public's attention to the details of legislation," said Amy Moritz Ridenour, president of The National Ce Read More Go to Site

		Online NewsHour: Cameras in the Courtroom -- January 20, 1998 ^Votes:0 --> TV JURY Have cameras in the courtroom undermined the U.S. justice system? January 20, 1998 Questions asked in this forum: Would only allowing trials to be broadcast after the verdict solve the problems? Do lawyers and judges dress and act differently when they're infront of a camera? How do legal shows like "The People's Court" affect America's view of its justice system? Why aren't there cameras in the Supreme Court? Additional comments. NewsHour Backgrounders November 10, 1997 The "Nanny," Louise Woodward is convicted and then set free. June 3, 1997 Comparing the OJ Simpson case with the trial of Timothy McVeigh . February 5, 1997 The civil trial verdict goes against OJ Simpson. September 3, 1997: A look at criminal law in France . Browse the NewsHour's coverage of law. Outside Links Read More Go to Site

		The Courts & Media Coverage ^Votes:0 From the 'Lectric Law Library's stacks The Courts & Media Coverage by Heidi Howard (an unfinished?? paper... but good) Few things in television news have been as "entertaining" as the low speed chase of a Ford Bronco across the freeways of Los Angeles last June. Two people were dead. A third was allegedly threatening to kill himself. And millions across the country, and, in fact, around the world, tuned in to watch a spectacle. Since that day, the OJ Simpson murder case has received more newspaper and television coverage than any crime in recent memory. Since recent memory also includes cases like Jeffrey Dahmer, Amy Fisher, William Kennedy Smith, Oliver North, the World Trade Center Bombing, and the Menendez case, that means that there is, cumulatively, a large amount of television, radio Read More Go to Site

		The Gavel Vol. 21, No. 3 Autumn 1998 ^Votes:0 The Gavel Vol. 21, No. 3 Autumn 1998 The Gavel Vol. 21, No. 3 Autumn 1998 27th Annual Meeting Set December 10-12 By Convention Committee Co-Chair Patrick E. McGann What promises to be an exciting and informative convention of the Illinois Judges Association kicks off Thursday afternoon, December 10, 1998, at the Sheraton Hotel and Towers in Chicago with a cocktail reception sponsored by the Illinois State Bar Association . The 27th annual IJA meeting will be held simultaneously with the ISBA's convention, affording judges the opportunity to meet and mingle with colleagues on the bench and at the bar. And it will be Christmastime on nearby Michigan Avenue, where sparkling crystal lights lead the way to wonderful holiday shopping. Friday's activities kick off at 6:45 a.m. with Justice Seymou Read More Go to Site

		The Susan Smith Trial and TV ^Votes:0 The Susan Smith Trial and TV: A Commentary by Richard F. Taflinger, PhD This page has been accessed since 29 May 1996. SUSAN SMITH AND TV FACTS OF THE MATTER On June 30, 1995, arguments were made in a Union, Union County, South Carolina courtroom about whether or not the trial of Susan Smith should be televised. Susan Smith is accused of the murder of her two young sons. In the fall of 1994, the disappearance of Smith's children garnered national attention as she appeared on national television, stating that her children had been kidnapped by an African-American carjacker, and pleading for help in finding them, resulting in a nationwide search and an upwelling of public sympathy for a distraught mother. However, she eventually confessed that she had lied about the carjacking and the black Read More Go to Site

		The Third Branch - April 1996 ^Votes:0 The Third Branch April 1996 Judicial Conference Acts on Cameras in the the Courts The Judicial Conference last month approved a resolution stating that "Each court of appeals may decide for itself whether to permit the taking of photographs and radio and television coverage of appellate arguments, subject to any restrictions in statutes, national and local rules, and such guidelines as the Conference may adopt." In addition, the Conference voted to strongly urge each circuit judicial council to adopt pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 332(d)(1) an order reflecting the Conference's September 1994 decision not to permit the taking of photographs and radio and television coverage of proceedings in U.S. district courts. The Conference also voted to strongly urge circuit judicial councils to abr Read More Go to Site

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