Britney Spears Leaked Hearing Leads to Remote Audio Shutdown

Los Angeles Superior Court ended its coronavirus-prompted audio access program that was announced one day after audio leaked from the Britney Spears conservatorship hearing.

On June 28, Los Angeles County courthouses restored restrictions on remote audio access to proceedings that were lifted at the start of the pandemic, Presiding Judge Eric C. Taylor said.

“The Court implemented this temporary program during the pandemic recognizing there may be abuses of the Court’s orders prohibiting recording, filming, and distribution of proceedings. Widespread breaches by the public in a recent court proceeding highlighted the need to return to in-person, open courtroom proceedings, ...