Judges and Judiciary,
Civil Rights
Mar. 24, 2020
Emergency stance has led some courts to try to ban media from attending hearings
Attorneys say not only the First Amendment right of access for the press but the Sixth Amendment rights of the accused are at stake.
Some sheriffs and judges in California have barred the media and public from courtrooms, citing authority under emergency provisions in the state Penal Code.
However, media law experts say the code section expressly makes exceptions for members of the media precisely during a time of emergency, so they can fulfill their First Amendment role of gathering and disseminating information.
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