Cameras in the Court

Trump Demands The Right To Turn Election Fraud Case Into Pay-Per-View UFC Event

Yeah, we'd buy that ticket.

In Miami, Press Asks For Cameras, Judge Confiscates Their Phones

Surely Judge Cannon will want everyone to see what she's doing, LOL.

Morning Docket: 10.14.19

* Remember how EU ambassador Gordon Sondland was forbidden to testify before Congress? And how he texted the Ukrainian ambassador that the president wanted "no quid pro quo’s of any kind"? He's about to testify that language was dictacted by Trump himself. Hmm... [Washington Post] * Rudy Giuliani, Trump's personal attorney who Trump is attempting to distance himself from, is reportedly being investigated by federal prosecutors over his ties to the removal of former Ukranian ambassador Marie L. Yovanovitch and whether he violated lobbying laws in the process. [New York Times] * After much negative publicity and a student protest, Louis Lehot, the DLA Piper partner who was accused of sexual assault by a fellow partner, was kicked to the curb by the firm. [American Lawyer] * Art Lien, who brings the Supreme Court to life for the rest of us, is one of the last courtroom sketch artists in the nation. The justices are still against cameras in the highest courtroom in the land, but even Lien thinks his days may be numbered. [Quartz] * In case you missed it, the jury in the Dan Markel murder trial convicted Sigfredo Garcia of first degree murder but declared a mistrial for his co-defendant, Katherine Magbanua. Garcia faces the death penalty, and Magbanua will remain jailed until her case is retried. [Tallahassee Democrat] * Sign up here if you’d like to take part in a conversation between best-selling author John Grisham and former U.S. attorney Preet Bharara (S.D.N.Y.) this Wednesday. I’ll be there to cover the event for Above the Law, and I hope to see you there. [TimesTalks]

The Seventh Circuit Responds To Judge Richard Posner

Chief Judge Diane Wood disputes Judge Richard Posner's claims about pro se litigants and cameras in the courtroom.

Judge Posner, Uncensored: ‘I Don’t Really Care What People Think’

The recently retired Richard Posner has lost none of his famous candor.

Time For Our Biennial Conversation About Cameras At The Supreme Court

I'm not against cameras, I'm for other reforms to make the Court transparent.