Articles Posted on September 19th, 2011

  • Court Rules Prop. 8 Trial Tapes Should Be Released to Public

    Court Rules Prop. 8 Trial Tapes
    Should Be Released to Public

    by FCJ Editor on Sep 19, 2011 | No Comments

    Judge Ware agreed with Plaintiffs, stating, “Foremost among the aspects of the federal judicial system that foster public confidence in the fairness and integrity of the process are public access to trials and public access to the record of judicial proceedings. Consequently, once an item is placed in the record of judicial proceedings, there must be compelling reasons for keeping that item secret. In the course of the non-jury trial of this case, at the direction of the presiding judge, court staff made a digital recording of the trial. After the close of the evidence, the judge ordered the clerk of court to file that digital recording under seal. The trial record is closed and the case is currently on appeal to the Ninth Circuit.”

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