Ban On Cameras in Courtroom Upheld by Ny State Court of Appeals

Summary

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Determining whether Civil Rights Law Section 52, which bans televised coverage of most trials, violates the federal or state Constitutions, the New York State Court of Appeals concluded there is no First Amendment or article I, section 8 right to televise a trial.

This was the finding of the state's highest court in Courtroom Television Network, LLC v. State of New York, et al. Specifically, the court concluded Civil Rights Law Section 52 was constitutional under both the federal and state Constitutions and that the decision on whether to allow cameras in the courtroom was a legislative one and not one to be made by the court.

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Ban On Cameras in Courtroom Upheld by Ny State Court of Appeals

Hence, the order of the Appellate Division was affirmed.

The Facts

On Sept. 5, 2001, Court Television Network LLC (Court TV) filed a complaint against New York State and Robert Morgenthau, in his capacity as the New York County District Attorney. Specifically, Court TV sought a declaratory judgment that Civil Rights Law ...

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