Cameras in Courtrooms
NPPA supports efforts to open state and federal courts, including the U.S Supreme Court, to audio-visual coverage. We strongly believe that these efforts will enhance the public’s access to the courts and further strengthen the fair administration of justice. NPPA regularly provides official comments on issues related to cameras in the courtroom, including the recently initiated pilot project by the Judicial Conference of the United States.
We believe that the vision the founding fathers had for an open and public court is not currently realized in our federal court system. All citizens are affected by federal court rulings yet a statistically insignificant number of citizens have access to those courts. Providing electronic coverage of those proceedings is the best way to provide such public access.
If you have questions about cameras in court, or need assistance with an effort to open a court system in public, please contact Mickey Osterreicher.
March 1st, 2010: NPPA submits comments on changing court broadcast rules to allow Federal Courtroom coverage of trial proceedings in California.
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