COMMENTARY
Why We’re Optimistic About Cameras In The Trump D.C. Trial
In early October, RTDNA and 18 other press freedom groups and national news organizations filed two key documents seeking live audiovisual …
Televise Trump’s Federal Trials? Judicial Panel Says Its Hands Are Tied
A courts committee says it lacks authority to modify a broadcasting ban in time for the historic criminal cases against the former …
NBCU Seeks Video Coverage Of Donald Trump’s Election Conspiracy Case
NBCUniversal filed its own request to televise Donald Trump's election conspiracy trial, citing the extraordinary circumstances of a former …
NEWS ANALYSIS
Televising The Trump Trials Would Be A Circus And A Service
In cases of such importance for the nation, transparency has to take priority.
Will Trump’s Trials Be Televised? Courts Can Consider Array Of Options
Donald Trump’s election conspiracy case may be billed as the trial of the century, but as things stand, the public won’t have any way of …
Donald Trump Wins Bid To Keep TV Cameras Out Of Tuesday’s Arraignment
For once, Donald Trump doesn’t want cameras in the room. And less than 24 hours before the former president is set to be arraigned on …
MARKET SHARE MONDAY MEMO
Monday Memo | For KMSP, Gavel-To-Gavel Chauvin Trial Coverage
The trial of Derek Chauvin, the ex-cop charged in the death of George Floyd, will be televised live in its entirety by KMSP, the Fox O&O …
Trump Nominee Has Open Mind On Cameras
President Donald Trump’s U.S. Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett said on Wednesday she was open to at least one sweeping change for the …
Supreme Court Could Become ‘Stream’ Court
At about the same time that Chief Justice John Roberts was being sworn in to preside over the Senate impeachment trial of Donald Trump, a …
Reporter Sent To Jail For Recording In Court
Benton County (Arkansas) Circuit Judge Brad Karren sentenced a local television reporter to three days in jail Tuesday after he found her in …
Media Wants Cameras Let In To R. Kelly Case
The issue is expected to be the focus of a hearing Friday where Cook County Associate Judge Lawrence Flood will preside. Kelly is charged …
State-By-State Guide To Cameras In Courts
Changes in court rules can come slowly, but RTDNA continues to urge access at all levels.
Gorsuch: Open Mind On Cameras In Court
“It’s an issue I approach with an open mind,” Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch told the Senate Judiciary Committee …
76% Of Voters Want Cameras In High Court
In conjunction with Sunshine Week and timed for the opening of confirmation hearings for President Trump's pick for the Supreme Court, the …
Senators Call For Cameras In Federal Courts
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) are calling for cameras to be allowed in …
Lawmakers Debate Cameras In Courtrooms
Lawmakers in the House debated whether cameras should be allowed in federal courtrooms, just days after the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of …
New Edition Of RTDNA’s ‘Cameras In The Courts’
The Radio Television Digital News Association is launching the latest edition of its Cameras in the Courts Guide, with completely updated …
RTDNA Supports NY Court Camera Proposals
Court officials in New York are considering updates to the rules governing the use of cameras and microphones in courtrooms. RTDNA, the …
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Charlotte Judge Bans Cameras In Courtroom
Five months after reminding Charlotte news executives about ground rules for cameras in the Mecklenburg County Courthouse, Superior Court …
Media Wants Cameras For Colo. Shooting Trial
News organizations are seeking cameras to be allowed in the courtroom to cover the trial of James Holmes, scheduled to go on trial in …
SCOTUS Holds Out Against Cameras
As other courts have increasingly let in cameras, open-government advocates have heightened calls for the Supreme Court to do so too. The …
Judge Bans Live TV Coverage Of Arias Retrial
PHOENIX (AP) — Live television coverage of Jodi Arias’ penalty phase retrial will be banned and the case will remain in Phoenix …
Utah To Open Courtrooms To Cameras
On Monday, April 1, Utah will transition from being one of the most restrictive states in the union for cameras in courtrooms, to one of the …
RTDNA Applauds Utah Court Coverage Move
Proposed rules, if adopted, would make Utah the 47th state to allow electronic media coverage in some form in trial courts. "There can be no …
commentary by Mike Cavender
Colo. Court Gets It Wrong In Aurora Case
Once again, the public is being denied an opportunity to witness a very important judicial event. The decision by Colorado judge William …
commentary from Kevin Benz
‘It’s Time For SCOTUS To Let Us In’
The Supreme Court of the United States will soon hear arguments for and against one of the most debated and polarizing pieces of legislation …
Senators Revive Push To Televise High Court
Bipartisan proponents say decisions on abortion, death penalty, health care need greater transparency.
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Starr: Open Up Supreme Court To Cameras
Kenneth W. Starr, the president of Baylor University and a former federal appellate judge, solicitor general and independent counsel, argues …
Pa. Supreme Court OKs TV Cameras
In a move that could take Pennsylvania one step closer to televising its local court trials, the state Supreme Court on Monday approved, for …
Project To Put Cameras In Some Minn. Courts
Minnesotans are about to get a closer look at what goes on in some courtrooms. This month, a two-year pilot project starts that loosens …
South Dakota OKs Cameras In Courts
Judges can choose to permit audio recording of any court hearing in South Dakota under a rule change announced Monday by Supreme Court …
Judge Says He Will OK TV At Jackson Trial
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Michael Pastor said Monday that he would allow unobtrusive coverage of the trial of Michael Jackson's …
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Court: Prop 8 Arguments Can Be Televised
A federal appeals court has approved the televised broadcast of the Proposition 8 arguments for both C-SPAN and KGO San Francisco, a move …