Litigation
Dec. 29, 2010
Debate Over Courtroom Cameras
The debate over cameras in courtrooms has heated up, with proponents saying courts must respond to public interest, and opponents advocating judicial discretion.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SAN FRANCISCO - Toward the end of November 2009, Buz Rico, the information technology manager for the Northern District, got a call from Chief Judge Vaughn R. Walker, who was about to preside over the nation's first federal trial on the question of whether same-sex couples can marry.
The judge asked if Rico could rig up three video cameras for the trial, in which two gay couples challenged Propo...
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