Law Practice
Aug. 7, 2009
First Amendment Advocates Up In Arms Over Court Recordings
Under a little known provision found deep in the 27-page court budget trailer bill signed into law last month, a court may now make electronic recordings of open court proceedings to monitor judges' performance without making the tapes avai
Daily Journal Staff Writer SACRAMENTO Under a little-known provision found deep in the 27-page court budget trailer bill signed into law last month, a court may now make electronic recordings of open court proceedings to monitor judges' performance without making the tapes available to the public. Instead, the recordings can only be reviewed by a court's presiding judge or administrator and must be destroyed two years after the p...
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