District attorney orders videotape of school bus beating seized moments before airing: prosecutor says broadcast would inflame racial tensions

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The Terrebonne Parish district court in Houma, LA, has yet to rule in State v. Mart on the aggravated assault charges against the 17-year-old defendant or the motion by television station HTV to release the bus security camera video of the beating in question. The district attorney has argued that release of the tape would inflame racial tensions and would compromise fair trial rights. HTV claims the tape should be returned because authorities failed to give 10 days notice before seizing it.

Laws, regulations and rules, Louisiana, Video tapes in courtroom proceedings, Video evidence

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News media challenge to Unabom secrecy order dismissed as moot

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The US Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit The US Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit dismissed a media challenge to secrecy orders in Unabom Trial Media Coalition v. District Court that sealed juror information and some legal filings until the ending of the case. The court decided that its ruling on the matter was unnecessary since the secrecy orders were lifted after the defendant pleaded guilty.

United States

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