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The Minnesota Supreme CourtAfter the trials of ex-police officers Derek Chauvin, and Kim Potter that were viewed by millions around the globe, the courtroom will be hearing arguments about whether cameras should be allowed indefinitely.
A committee of judges, lawyers and court personnel from Minnesota has recommended that the court keep its routine of not allowing cameras to be taken. Minnesota media outletsAdvocate groups and state officials say the time is right for the state to embrace technology in the same way as neighboring Iowa, Wisconsin, and North Dakota.
The Minnesota Supreme Court will hear arguments regarding the issue Tuesday.
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Minnesota Supreme Court will hear arguments regarding whether cameras can be permitted in the courtroom.
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The cameras were banned by the Hennepin County District Court judges who initially opposed them to being used in the courtroom during the notorious Chauvin trial for George Floyd’s murder and Potter for Daunte Wright’s death. The public interest was so great that Regina Chu and Peter Cahill, both judges, changed their minds. Limitations on COVID-19.
Cahill joined media and government organizations in sending letters to the Supreme Court supporting expanded camera access. Victims’ rights groups, public defenders, defense attorneys and prosecutors are opposed, the Star Tribune reported.
“The fact is that these can be very emotional times and difficult times for all involved,” stated Bill Ward (Minnesota State Public Defender). “Justice should not be a spectator sport and should not be something that’s sensationalized in the News media.”
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Mankato Free Press Managing Editor Joe Spear wrote to the court that the presence of a camera doesn’t change the truth.
He said, “It only shines less light on it.”
