Courts across the U.S. are still determining how to balance public health concerns with the right to a public trial. In some cases, judges have cited COVID-19 when limiting reporters' access to trials, while video calls have improved access to others.
to order the restoration of remote audio for the public and media.
“As courts open back up, they should strongly consider keeping some amount of remote access available to the public,” said Lin Weeks, an attorney at the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press. “It has been a lifeline as we’ve tried to keep the justice system moving during the pandemic, but it’s also been transformational,” said Sean O’Donnell, a superior court judge in King County, Washington, home of Seattle.
Conducting the trial virtually also freed up space at the courthouse. To accommodate social distancing, in-person trials are using as many as three separate courtrooms — one for the actual trial, a second for the public to view it remotely and a third for the jury to use during breaks and deliberations, O’Donnell said.
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