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Friday, March 25, 2011

Courts - "Minnesota Supreme Court Issues Test Period for Cameras in the Courtroom"

Andrew Gauthier's story in MediaBistro begins:

The Minnesota Supreme Court has instituted a two-year test period to examine the use of cameras in the courtroom.

While the high court struck down a petition by several local news organizations to revise the state’s restrictions on recording devices in district courts for criminal cases, the test period, which will begin July 1st, will allow for the audiovisual recording of some civil cases.

Beginning in July, video cameras, still cameras, and other recording devices will be allowed into the courtrooms of certain civil cases, pending a judge’s approval.

Indiana had a test. The last mention the ILB can find of it is this August 4, 2008 entry quoting a Fort Wayne News Sentinel editorial that began:
The Indiana Supreme Court should just decide one way or the other whether to allow cameras in the courtroom instead of continuing to tease Hoosiers with the issue.

Posted by Marcia Oddi on March 25, 2011 02:39 PM
Posted to Courts in general