New Proposed Rule Attacks Rights of Citizen Journalists in Court Proceedings

Unfortunately, the Bar didn’t give
the public much notice or time to act. If you don’t want the Florida
Supreme Court to pass the Florida Bar’s new rule violating the rights
of citizen journalists, by the end of the day on Feb. 1, 2011, send an
email to [e-mail] and [e-mail]
with a subject stating, “Objection to Proposed Rule 2.451″ and with the
body stating, “I oppose the provisions of proposed Fla. R. Jud. Admin
2.451 which limit the rights of citizen journalists to record court
proceedings.”

Action Alert | New Proposed Rule Attacks Rights of Citizen Journalists in Court Proceedings

Attorneys Attack Rights of Citizen Journalists

The Florida Bar has proposed a new rule to eliminate coverage of court proceedings by citizen journalists. The Bar’s proposed rule prohibits
anyone other than an employee of a traditional media outlet or an
official court reporter from using any device which can make video or
audio recording from being brought into a court including laptop
computers.Of course, the proposed rule allows the courts to continue to
record you, but unfortunately, the courts usually don’t want to give up
their own recordings without a fight even though they are required to
do so.

Ironically, not long ago, the Florida Supreme Court celebrated its
longstanding rule upholding the First and Sixth Amendment rights to
public trials by requiring courts to allow video and audio recording of
court proceedings. In an article about this, the Justices noted that
allowing cameras in courts had not caused a single problem. An article
about this was available on the Florida Bar Journal’s web site at this link until
recently. Try the link. Maybe the Bar’s web site was down or maybe it
is just blocking me. Anyway, due to the fact that the Florida Bar
Journal is a government publication and due the Fair Use doctrine, I
have posted a copy of this article on Scribd.

Naturally, the Bar decided to try to fool everyone, including the
Justices of the Florida Supreme Court, by disguising its proposed rule
as one prohibiting electronic recording by jurors. However, the Bar’s
proposed rule allows judges to prohibit everyone other than employees
of the traditional news media and official court reporters from
recording proceedings.

As usual, the people who control the Florida Bar didn’t bother to
consider any case law before trying to create a lower class of
journalists. If they had bothered to look anything up (assuming that
they are actually attempting to uphold the law), they would have found
that the Florida Supreme Court previously held:

“Freedom of the press is not, and has never been a private property
right granted to those who own the news media. It is a cherished and
almost sacred right of each citizen to be informed about current events
on a timely basis so each can exercise his discretion in determining
the destiny and security of himself, other people, and the Nation. News
delayed is news denied. To be useful to the public, news events must be
reported when they occur. Whatever happens in any courtroom directly or
indirectly affects all the public. To prevent star-chamber injustice
the public should generally have unrestricted access to all
proceedings.”

State ex rel. Miami Herald Publishing Co. v. McIntosh, 340 So.2d 904, 910 (Fla. 1977).

Amazingly, in spite of the current rule requiring judges to allow
citizen journalists to cover court proceedings, many judges refuse to
abide by that rule. Apparently, many judges and attorneys don’t want to
the public to know what is going on in the courts, and some judges will
even prohibit reporters from traditional news media from covering
proceedings in their courtrooms. It looks like that the attorneys who
run the Bar don’t want anyone to realize that some judges will give
homes to banks without even hearing any defenses even thought that is a
criminal violation of due process. Imagine if there had been a video of
this hearing available for people to see.

The Chief Justice of the Florida Supreme recently had to remind
Florida’s judges that court proceedings are supposed to be open to the
public and the press. An article about the Chief Justice’s action was
available on the Florida Bar Journal’s web site at this link until
recently. Due to the fact that the Florida Bar Journal is a government
publication and the Fair Use doctrine, I have posted a copy of this article on Scribd.

Unfortunately, the Bar didn’t give the public much notice or time to
act. If you don’t want the Florida Supreme Court to pass the Florida
Bar’s new rule violating the rights of citizen journalists, by the end
of the day on Feb. 1, 2001, send an email to [e-mail] and [e-mail]
with a subject stating, “Objection to Proposed Rule 2.451″ and with the
body stating, “I oppose the provisions of proposed Fla. R. Jud. Admin
2.451 which limit the rights of citizen journalists to record court
proceedings.”

Notice: You may copy and post this article on other web sites if you include a link to the original article.

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Rule 2.451 Use of Electronic Devices

Comments

[PeterSchump]

Attourney's only look to to make sure the law is appropriately applied in the best interest of the public.

[anonnn]

Ahhh. Another privilege added to the oligarchy"s weapons list for control of commoners. TheVeryBestPeople are immune to doubt of their Divine Right to rule.

The power of privilege trumps the power of merit...it is designed so.

Privilege: [latin root; an exceptional law for or against any individual; from "private" + "law".] 1. right, advantage, favor or immunity specially granted to one, esp.a right held by a certain individual, group or class , and with held from certain others or all others.

...A workable and effective definition.

TheVeryBestPeople thrive on privilege.

[aerial view]

Shoving democracy down the throats of all other nations while quietly extinguishing our own-welcome to the United States of Hypocrisy!

[Ayn Rand]

Why even have the trial?   Inch by inch America is descending into 1950's style Russia.

[JW n FL]

My email...

“Objection to Proposed Rule 2.451″ 
 
Why does the Florida Bar need to censor information from the public to protect big banks?
 
Ignorant clients pay more?
 
 
Thank you in advance for your Lobby induced answers, dont conflict yourselves out over monies received or perceived to receive over the perpetuation of ignorance... and please dont let the "Freedom of Speech" or "Higher Law" in any way interfere with protecting your big bank clients. Whores.
 
Sincerely, James Edward Workman

[JW n FL]

 Maybe everyone should ask the Bar Staff why they would like to censor information like Nazi's?

Maybe everyone should ask the Bar Staff why they would rather protect Big Banks stuck on the Government Tit rather than the "We the People"?

Maybe now some people will have a better Grasp of what a "Well Funded Lobby" can accomplish against them, even at the local / State Level?

All of you little people are to ignorant / stupid to understand the big words being used any way, run along... nothing to see here.

Do your self a favor and send an email, before it comes to your State or builds momentum.

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[ebworthen]

What did Dick the Butcher say in Shakespeare's Henry the VI?

"The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers."

There is no reason that complete audio and video of court proceedings should not be recorded and made available after a verdict or decision has been reached; unless of course you have something to hide or want to keep the Munchkins subdued and in awe of the Great and Powerful Oz.

[metastar]

Action Taken!

I oppose the provisions of proposed Fla. R. Jud. Admin 2.451 which limit the rights of citizen journalists to record court proceedings.   It is an outrage that citizens would be prohibited from recording the proceedings of court trial in a supposedly open and free political system. It is my firm belief that our mass media is now controlled by government. Today we live in a world where unfiltered news only comes from the grass roots level. That means citizen journalists. Government should be seeking to promote transparency rather than conceal information. Implementation of restrictions and secrecy ultimately leads to situations such as we are witnessing in Egypt today and the USSR yesterday.   If freedom means that the government can record the people (in court, in public, or anywhere else), then it certainly means that the people can record the government.

[PicassoInActions]

I jsut send an email too.

One by One our rights are going down.

Soon we all will be part of the doll houses.

[JackieTreehorn]

Much like our paper wealth, our rights exists in perception only.  If the government institutions wont respect individual rights and the rule of law now, when the shit hits the fan, those rights won't be there.

[JackieTreehorn]

 What does this post have to do with American Idol?

[QEsucks]

Please email the bastards. I did w/my name and FL address.Thanks in advance.QEsucks.
Use a FL address, preferably not Cinderella's Castle to give your message even greater legitimacy.

[alien-IQ]

if they gave a shit about what you think or your rights...they wouldn't be passing this law now would they?

[gwar5]

Sleazy chicken shit lawyers. They want all their rights, and rights for their scumbag clients, but none for anybody else. What are they trying to hide?

[alien-IQ]

Looks like a subtle first step to secret trials. It should come as no surprise.

I live in South Florida and have had some recent dealings with the legal system. My experience has led me to the only logical conclusion I can see myself making: I am in the process of relocating out of the country...with no intention or desire to ever return.

fuck America. let it burn.

[AnAnonymous]

Can be at the same time a way to protect professional journalists' business.

Reads like a statement of monopoly to me.

[Tic tock]

Holy Shit!

[covert]

the constitution has been under a lot of strain lately under all directions. a huge expose needs to be done about this.

http://covert2.wordpress.com