Momofthreeboys
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He may have just skimmed it or he may have trusted law enforcement that they had enough. The person presenting the affidavit is swearing that the information is true and the judge is supposed to sign if he sees presumptive information.Why didn't Murphy simply refuse to sign the warrant in the form it was in? Was he obligated to, if it met the threshold, despite about 80 pages of extraneous detail?
If not live, I like video as a trial artifact.BBM. I tend to agree with much of your criticism and wish all motions, exhibits, responses, and decisions were posted on the court website when they are filed. The open records law does not currently require this, but I see no legal reason to require a request before release. I am giving the court the benefit of the doubt by assuming the limited posting on the website relates to a resource issue.
As to the bolded statement, transcripts are not court records or any other form of public record unless they are filed with the court by a party. Even if they were, any restriction on their use could not have been made by the court without a written order explaining why (there is no such order).
I believe the use restriction most likely would have been imposed by the court reporter - I speculate that she claims the copyright and wants a share of Plunder's revenue if they are used as clickbait. "Fair use" she can't restrict, but publication she can.
I haven't decided were I will come down on streaming court proceedings live in real time. The "circus atmosphere" that continues to concern the SCOTUS has only grown more poisonous in the age of social media and extreme partisanship. I wouldn't want ranting conspiracy theorists who invent facts, or "vivid" personalities like NG, or clickbait artists of any stripe to have any influence over the judge or jury in proceedings involving any of my fellow citizens, let alone me or my loved ones. Until I can have confidence that won't happen, I will not support routine live streaming of court hearings.