Draft court rules would ban non-media video, photos

Retired Justice John Dooley. Photo by Elizabeth Hewitt/VTDiggerProposed updated rules for state courts in Vermont call for a registration system for members of the media and would prohibit others from taking or transmitting video or photos in a courtroom without a waiver.The draft rules are now before the Vermont Supreme Court for consideration. They were written by a special committee of judges, members of the Supreme Court’s procedural rules committees, court members and the media.
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