A judiciary panel voted against allowing broadcasting of certain high-profile federal criminal trials, rebuffing earlier requests by news organizations to revise the ban for President-elect Donald Trump’s criminal trial.
The Judicial Conference’s Advisory Committee on Criminal Rules voted nearly unanimously on Wednesday to adopt a recommendation against changing the federal rule, known as Rule 53, that prohibits photography and broadcasting in the courtroom during criminal trials.
Still, the effort to change the judiciary rules before Trump stood trial is moot. The judiciary already signaled rule changes take several years, past any trial date. After, Trump’s victory in the 2024 presidential ...
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