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Federal trial on Proposition 8 to be televised

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The Judicial Update

January 7, 2010

San Francisco, California: Federal judge Vaughn Walker was given approval by the Ninth Circuit to allow the lawsuit involving Proposition 8 to be televised on YouTube.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name cannot be a simple integer. Use a descriptive title

The Proposition 8 trial will be the first federal trial level case that will be televised. In December of 2009, the Ninth Circuit Judicial Council allowed trial level courts to broadcast non-jury trials. In making the announcement, the judge told the courtroom: "I think it's worth trying in this case."Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name cannot be a simple integer. Use a descriptive title

The filming of the trial will be done with courthouse cameras, which will allow for a delayed feed of the trial's proceedings.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name cannot be a simple integer. Use a descriptive title To watch the coverage of the trial CLICK HERE. The trial will begin on January 11, 2010 at 11:30 AM-EST/8:30-AM-PST.[1]

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