While cameras are common in state & local #courtrooms, they are generally not allowed in #FederalCourtrooms. The #Judicial Conference of the United States, the policymaking body for the courts, has allowed some pilot programs in recent decades focused on civil cases. Lawmakers in both parties have unsuccessfully pushed legislation to allow more #transparency.
During the pandemic, court policies were loosened, w/some federal courts using Zoom for hearings & live-streaming audio of oral arguments.

“Given the historic nature of the charges brought forth in these cases, it is hard to imagine a more powerful circumstance for televised proceedings,” said the letter, dated Thurs. “If the public is to fully accept the outcome, it will be vitally important for it to witness, as directly as possible, how the trials are conducted, the strength of the evidence adduced & the credibility of witnesses.”

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