The exception to the ban on cameras in the courtroom does not guarantee access for the public or news media.
signed by President Trump last week. But there is no guarantee in the law that the public will be able to watch or listen when defendants enter plea agreements or are sentenced to prison in hearings held remotely.Court transparency and media advocates are concerned that the judiciary’s response to the pandemic will limit oversight of court proceedings.
Separately, the Judicial Conference on its own signed off on allowing judges in civil lawsuits to authorize the use of teleconferencing to provide public access. In a letter Tuesday to court officials nationally, James C. Duff, director of the Administrative Office of the Courts, said his office is in touch with teleconference service companies about providing free access to the media and the public in civil cases.
Without immediate guidance from the Judicial Conference, decisions about access are being made on a hearing-by-hearing basis by individual judges. At the federal courthouse in Alexandria, in contrast, attorneys and defendants may appear via video but the public and media must come to the courthouse to observe. Bill Blevins, the chief deputy clerk, said the court plans to provide public access, but “the capacity and the ability of our system to handle the variety of things going on” isn’t there yet.
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