COURTS General Provisions: Establish Factors for Courts to Consider When Determining Whether to Allow Filming or Videotaping in the Courtroom; Allow for Citations When Court Orders Related to Media Cameras in the Courtroom are Violated

Authors

Georgia State University Law Review

Document Type

Peach Sheet

Abstract

The Act establishes factors for courts to consider in deciding whether to allow filming or videotaping of judicial proceedings. The Act provides courts with the discretion to allow cameras to film all or a portion of a judicial proceeding. The Act does not apply to the use of electronic or photographic presentation of evidence. The Act grants courts the power to hold any person in contempt of court for violating a court order related to the filming or videotaping of judicial proceedings.

Recommended Citation

Georgia State University Law Review, COURTS General Provisions: Establish Factors for Courts to Consider When Determining Whether to Allow Filming or Videotaping in the Courtroom; Allow for Citations When Court Orders Related to Media Cameras in the Courtroom are Violated, 13 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. (2012).
Available at: https://readingroom.law.gsu.edu/gsulr/vol13/iss1/26