Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker in San Francisco ordered the video coverage, the first for a federal trial in California, over the objections of Proposition 8's sponsors. Their lawyer argued that allowing the proceedings to be viewed outside the courthouse would violate their right to a fair trial by intimidating their witnesses.....
Lawyers for the couples supported video coverage. "What happens in the courtroom is public property," attorney Theodore Boutrous told Walker.....
The videotape will be posted on a YouTube site as soon as possible...
Saturday, January 9, 2010
Prop 8 trial will have delayed internet video
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