OK, so WHY aren't ALL state and US Supreme Court arguments televised/livestreamed?
Watching the state and defense attorneys in the Delphi murders case argue before the Indiana Supreme Court right now on CourtTV, and remembering how FASCINATING it was hearing USSC arguments during COVID, I'm left wondering
[quote]WHY AREN'T [bold]ALL[/bold] Supreme Courts (state and US) oral arguments televised, even on a delayed basis?
For people like me who find the evidentiary and sidebar motions more interesting than the strictly "true crime" aspects of actual criminal/civil trials, it would be amazing.
| by Anonymous | reply 6 | January 18, 2024 4:42 PM
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CourtTV livestream of Indiana Supreme Court arguments re: Delphi Murders case
| by Anonymous | reply 1 | January 18, 2024 3:36 PM
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It has to do with old notions of decorum and not turning the proceedings into a spectacle. Just look up what happened with the OJ trial and how it affected that fame whore judge himself once TV cameras were allowed inside. You quickly bump into the issues of fairness and justice when judges and attorneys start performing for the audiences outside of the courtroom instead of focusing on the law.
But yes, it can be very engrossing. I watched some of the Brexit agreement arguments live from the UK Supreme Court back in the day.
| by Anonymous | reply 3 | January 18, 2024 4:01 PM
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Somehow, they manage to put thousands of trials on TV despite our experience with OJ, R3. Judge Ito was not up to the task of running a trial like OJ's, and let it get out of control. If cameras were present as a matter of course, it wouldn't take long for judges to learn to control the lawyers' performances for the cameras.
However, Trump's trials are not the place to begin despite the overwhelming need for his to be on TV for all to see (and enjoy).
| by Anonymous | reply 4 | January 18, 2024 4:32 PM
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