Prop. 8 Lawsuit To Hit YouTube
SAN FRANCISCO -The federal judge presiding over next week’s trial on California’s gay marriage ban says he’ll allow videotaping of court proceedings.
Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker says a court employee will record the proceedings, then upload the video to YouTube later the same day.
The governing body for federal courts in Western states recently approved a pilot program that would for the first time allow cameras in civil trials being decided by judges.
The trial will consider a constitutional challenge to California’s voter-approved gay marriage ban, known as Proposition 8.
Walker has said the case is an important one for the public to watch for itself. Lawyers representing Prop. 8 sponsors have opposed broadcasting the trial, which begins Monday.
