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Opinion: First Amendment lawyer argues for open trials at Guantanamo Bay

donal brown April 19, 2012

The country would be well served if the military judge at Guantanamo Bay would open the tribunals trying terrorism suspects, writes First Amendment lawyer David A. Schulz. Schulz argues that open trials would provide public acceptance of verdicts, accountability for those trying the cases and and democratic oversight. -db From a commentary for The New York Times, April 18, 2012, by David A. Schulz. Full story  

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Press provides timely reporting on U.S. Supreme Court health care hearings

donal brown March 29, 2012

Media organizations have improvised new ways of providing real-time coverage of the historic argument in the federal health care reform cases before the U.S. Supreme Court this week in spite of the court’s rejection of requests for live video coverage. The Wall Street Journal used a team of reporters, some of whom left the proceedings to provide an up-to-date report. -db From the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, March 27, 2012, by Kristen

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U.S. Supreme Court turns away request for real-time broadcast of arguments on heathcare law

donal brown March 19, 2012

The U.S. Supreme Court rejected C-SPAN’s request to broadcast its March 26-28 hearing on the federal healthcare law but will allow the media  same-day audio transcripts. “Every American should have the opportunity to see and hear this landmark case as it plays out, not just the select few allowed in the courtroom. The health care reform law has ramifications for the entire country. Video coverage would help with the public’s understanding of not only the

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Miami Herald seeks access to docket in New York organized crime case

donal brown March 13, 2012

The Miami Herald is asking a New York federal judge to allow access to a docket in a criminal case that included a Russian company that exploited land investors in Florida and a businessman who pleaded guilty in an organized crime case but turned into a witness for the prosecution. -db From the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, March 12, 2012, by Kristen Rasmussen. Full story

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Senate Judiciary Committee votes to allow cameras in U.S. Supreme Court

donal brown February 13, 2012

Open government got a boost when the Senate Judiciary Committee voted 11 to 7 to allow Supreme Court sessions to be televised. Under the proposed law, the court could still vote to turn off the cameras if they felt the cameras could violate the due process rights of any of the parties before the Court. -db From a commentary for the Citizen Media Law Project,  February 9, 2012 by Arthur Bright. Full story  

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