Courage Campaign Institute statement on halfway ruling by Judge Vaughn Walker on televising Prop 8 trial

 
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January 6, 2010

 

Courage Campaign Institute statement on halfway ruling by Judge Vaughn Walker on televising Prop 8 trial
 
More than 82,000 people sign letter to court in first 24 hours as signature push continues  


LOS ANGELES, CA – The Courage Campaign Institute today called the federal trial ruling allowing a publicly-accessible webcast of the Proposition 8 case “halfway to a fair hearing.”
 
“This precedent-setting ruling is an important first step and it is halfway to a fair hearing,” said Courage Campaign Institute Chair Rick Jacobs.

“We now ask the United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit to take the next step toward transparent jurisprudence by allowing a press camera in the courtroom so all Americans can see and hear as a fundamental issue of civil rights is litigated,” Jacobs said. “Overruling this halfway measure would be a travesty for openess and accountability.”

More than 82,000 Americans have already signed a Courage Campaign Institute/CREDO Action letter calling for a publicly accessible trial. Courage and CREDO will present these and newly gathered petitions to the court by the end of the judge’s comment period on Friday.

The total number of signatures will be updated frequently on the following page, until Friday’s 9 a.m. deadline. Click here now to read the letter to Judge Walker and the current number of signatures collected to date:

http://www.couragecampaign.org/TeleviseTheTrial
 
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