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The standard reason given is privacy for the victim and jury, less jury poisoning if there needs to be a retrial, people can be a little more or at ease, etc.
by stonemetal 13y ago
The standard reason given is privacy for the victim and jury, less jury poisoning if there needs to be a retrial, people can be a little more or at ease, etc.
It definitely depends on the court, OJ's trial was on TV.
- 3825 13y agoI cannot imagine FISA Courts having victims or jury. I thought it was all decided by the judges. Is it not so?
- mindrag 13y agoThat's true, but all FISA proceedings are classified, so there's no way they would allow cameras.
- dragonwriter 13y agoWell, they might allow cameras -- "classified" does not mean "no records" -- but any photos or video would also be classified. They certainly wouldn't allow the media (or the public) in the courtroom, with or without cameras, or allow the media/public access to anything any cameras they did allow in captured.
- stonemetal 13y agoYes, but the rule is a part of general federal court procedure rules. http://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/frcrmp/rule_53 http://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/frcrmp/rule_53