Westmoreland v. Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc.

U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit · Decided 1984-11-02

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OAKES, Circuit Judge: This case presents the novel question whether a cable news network has a right to televise a federal trial and the public a right to view that trial — where the court is adjudicating a civil action, where both parties have consented to the presence of television cameras in the courtroom under the close supervision of a willing court, but where a facially applicable court rule prohibits the presence of suc…

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