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Judge rules no TV for transit police murder trial

donal brown December 3, 2009

To put the lid on excessive publicity, Los Angeles Judge Robert Perry ruled that there would be no TV for the trial of Johannes Mehserle for shooting an unarmed rider January 1 in Oakland, California. -DB San Francisco Chronicle November 3, 2009 By Demian Bulwa LOS ANGELES — Hours after being assigned to preside over the murder trial of former BART police Officer Johannes Mehserle, a veteran Los Angeles County judge made his first big decision,

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Illinois: Chief federal judge issues opinion against opening court to cameras

donal brown October 1, 2009

Federal District Judge Joe Billy McCade felt it important to open his court to cameras for a hearing in a Champaign, Illinois school racial discrimination suit to ensure wide access. The chief judge issued an opinion critical of the action that prompted McCade to reverse himself. The opinion cited federal law and judicial rule in making the case against cameras. -DB Citizen Media Law Project Commentary September 30, 2009 By Eric P. Robinson UPDATE: Judge

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Federal judge allows live coverage of race discrimination trial

donal brown September 30, 2009

Citing the importance of allowing the public to get maximum information about a case alleging racial discrimination in Champaign, Illinois, a federal district judge has allowed television, still camera, and audio coverage in the courtroom. -DB Citizen Media Law Project September 30, 2009 By Eric P. Robinson Watch The News-Gazette’s video of the recent hearing on the final consent decree in a federal lawsuit that alleged racial discrimination in the public schools of Champaign, Illinois,

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Cuts in newspaper staffs reduce efforts for public access to courtrooms

donal brown September 1, 2009

Observers worry that cuts in newspaper legal budgets will mean fewer challenges to efforts to keep court proceedings secret. Historically, newspapers, small and large, have mounted access battles for the public’s benefit. -DB The New York Times September 1, 2009 By Adam Liptak WASHINGTON, D.C. – You don’t see newspapers fighting to open court proceedings the way they used to, and people are starting to notice. “The days of powerful newspapers with ample legal budgets appear

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