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Courts and cameras clash over courtroom coverage
A long legal battle over whether reporters may use cameras and recorders in courtrooms highlights tensions between the press and judges. Canon 35, adopted in 1937, bans courtroom photography and broadcasting, though cases from Cleveland to Oklahoma City show growing pressure for wider access. Journalists argue modern photography extends reporting while courts fear distraction and bias.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judicial Ethics
American Bar Asia
The
Bar Association
Oklahoma City
Cleveland
Cleveland Press
James Thomas
Common Pleas Court
Common Pleas
Joseph H. Silbert
Louis Clifford
Sam Giaimo
Court of Appeals
Silbert
Ohio Supreme Court
Louis B. Seltzer
Greensburg
John Wesley Wable
Pennsylvania Turnpike
Greensburg Tribune- Review
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Colorado
Denver Post
Denver
KGMC
Englewood
R. B. McAlister
Denver District Court
Edward C. Day
McAlister
Day
Ed Dooley
Post
Wky-Tv
A. P. van Meter
Washington
D. C
Justice Department
U. S
Illinois
Chicago
New York
Newsday
Garden City
Utah
Utah District Judges’ Assn
Utah State Bar and Supreme Court
Associated Press
University of Washington and Allied Daily Newspapers
Ohio
State Supreme Court
State Bar Assn
Minnesota