The Blog of Legal Times has a post, “Debate Heats Up Over 9th Circuit Nominee,” regarding the debate over President Obama’s nomination of Cal Berkeley law professor Goodwin Liu to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. The plentiful links in the post will help bring up to speed anyone who is late to the debate.
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Debate over nomination of Goodwin Liu
Cameras out of Prop 8 trial
The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 this afternoon to bar further video coverage of the Prop 8 trial. I’ve been too tied up to read the full opinion, but it appears the ruling is purely on procedural grounds, as it begins:
We are asked to stay the broadcast of a federal trial. We resolve that question without [...]
SCOTUS temporarily delays most video coverage of Prop 8 trial
Prop 8 proponents have won a last-minute — but temporary — victory regarding video coverage of the Prop 8 trial, which gets underway today. This morning, according to SCOTUSBlog, the United States Supreme Court temporarily enjoined all video coverage of the trial except a live feed to other rooms in the San Francisco federal courthouse. The presence [...]
You will be able to watch video of the Prop 8 trial . . . maybe
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When the Ninth Circuit announced last month that it was launching an experimental program that would allow video cameras in district court courtrooms, the first question on everybody’s mind seemed to be: “Will the Prop 8 trial be televised?”
Now, the question is, “Will you settle for delayed broadcast on YouTube?”
Though the case seems [...]
Las Vegas Federal Courthouse Shooting Roundup
How Appealing has this brief roundup of press coverage of Tuesday’s fatal Las Vegas federal courthouse shooting, including coverage from the shooter’s hometown of Memphis, as well as a link to this AP story on a nationwide review of courthouse security to be undertaken in response to the shooting.
Lights! Camera! Call your first witness! Ninth Circuit opens up district courts to cameras.
The Judicial Council of the Ninth Circuit issued a press release yesterday (PDF) announcing a pilot program allowing use of cameras in district court courtrooms. The release included this comment from Chief Judge Alex Kozinski:
“We hope that being able to see and hear what transpires in the courtroom will lead to a better public understanding [...]
