As a Canadian, I find the Florida Sunshine Laws fascinating. What we have in our country is a blackout on any court proceedings until it is over, and then the media or I guess a private citizen can apply through our freedom on information laws to get the real low down.
But what we get is Mr. So and So is in court today facing charges of blah and blah with a possible sentence of blah blah. Nada during the trial except maybe for a blip from either side of lawyers about the tough slog through the evidence or that their client is holding up well, but beyond that - the next thing we hear is the jury is out, the jury in back and the verdict is guilty, sentencing will be such and such a date. End of story.
We are just now beginning to hear details on the Robert Pickton trial, who murdered at least 26 women and more likely 60 or more, and we will never hear all of them because many of the "details" are considered too gruesome for public consumption. And only because of the mega messups by our national police, the RCMP, that information is finally surfacing.