THIS IS A SHOCKING UPDATE!
Supreme Court blocks video coverage of Prop. 8 trial in San Francisco
The justices, acting on an emergency appeal, say streaming the proceedings on YouTube could jeopardize the fairness of the trial.
By David G. Savage
Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
Reporting from Washington -- The Supreme Court today blocked video coverage of the trial in San Francisco testing the constitutionality of California's Prop. 8 and its ban on same-sex marriage.
The court acted on an emergency appeal filed Saturday by the lawyers defending Prop. 8. They said their rights to a fair trial could be jeopardized if the proceedings were put on YouTube.
In today's order, the justices said they were blocking for now the order of U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker "permitting broadcast of the proceedings."
The decision bars "real-time streaming" of the trial "except as it permits streaming to other rooms within the confines of the courtroom in which the trial is to be held."
Only Justice Stephen G. Breyer, a San Francisco native, dissented. "The papers filed, in my view, do not show a likelihood of irreparable harm."
well my view, (antebellum's view) is that- hopefully this is the last great civil rights issue for amerikkka. the hypocrisy behind prop 8 support is so riddled with excuse and fear, it is just a matter of time before there whole stance comes crumbling down.
the big picture is this- the age of discrimination must end. we will not move forward as a community, as a state, a country, or as a people until discrimination ends. it is counter-productive.
since i am a true "hollywood liberal," i will quote another fellow hollywood liberal-
"At some point in our lifetime, gay marriage won’t be an issue, and everyone who stood against this civil right will look as outdated as George Wallace standing on the school steps keeping James Hood from entering the University of Alabama because he was black,” - George Clooney.
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david.savage@latimes.com
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