Legal Opinion
Courtroom Television Network LLC v. State
New York Court of Appeals
Decided June 16, 2005PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
G.B. Smith, J.
The primary issue on this appeal is whether Civil Rights Law § 52, which bans audiovisual coverage of most courtroom proceedings, 1 violates the Federal or State Constitution. We agree with the Supreme Court and the Appellate Division that there is no First Amendment or New York Constitution, article I, § 8 right to televise a trial.
On September 5, 2001, Courtroom Television Network LLC (Court TV) filed a complaint against the State and Robert Morgenthau in his official capacity as District Attorney of New York County seeking a declaratory judgment that Civil…
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