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There are many reasons why all trials aren’t televised, spanning the history of case law, congressional legislation, empirical research, high-profile “circus” trials and, in some cases, fear.
The right to a public trial is enshrined in law. Still, courts have struggled to define how “public” to make a public trial.
With the possible exception of Georgia (which may move to federal court), Trump's trials won't be on TV.
Pillen’s staff denied the Flatwater Free Press access to four emails the governor sent, in part citing “executive privilege” — a phrase absent from Nebraska’s public records laws.
The majority of Americans support TV coverage of former President Donald Trump’s trial on charges he attempted to overturn the 2020 election.