SCOC upholds restrictions on media in court

Most by now will be familiar with the decision of the Supreme Court to deny wide-open access to the courts by the media and particularly videographers. Media reaction has not been favorable and focuses typically on occasions when judges appear to have lost their reason by closing courts and banning reporting. On the other hand, the media must be wise enough to understand that unfettered video in court raises enormous questions about the integrity of evidence. Like it or not, it is the judge who must decide whether every single thing said in court is to be made public.