Delayed Broadcast To Be Allowed For California Gay Marriage Trial

The AP reports that the "federal judge presiding over next week's trial on California's gay marriage ban says he'll allow videotaping of court proceedings. Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker says a court employee will record the proceedings, then upload the video to YouTube later the same day. The governing body for federal courts in Western states recently approved a pilot program that would for the first time allow cameras in civil trials being decided by judges. The trial will consider a constitutional challenge to California's voter-approved gay marriage ban, known as Proposition 8. Walker has said the case is an important one for the public to watch for itself. Lawyers representing Prop. 8 sponsors have opposed broadcasting the trial, which begins Monday." Tweet