Though closing arguments have yet to be scheduled for the trial concerning the constitutionality of Proposition 8 in California, at least one thing is experiencing closure: a broadcast, in any way, of any of the proceedings!
When the trial began in early January, Chief Judge Vaughn Walker initially made a request to broadcast the trial from his San Francisco courtroom to other federal courthouses and post delayed footage on YouTube. That was blocked by the Supreme Court for being too “divisive” an issue to pilot in the Ninth Circuit broadcast program.
Now, despite articles reporting the contrary, there will be no broadcast of the closing arguments, and no such requests have been made to the Supreme Court.
“Broadcasting closing arguments would require Chief Judge Walker to request that these arguments be included in the Ninth Circuit’s pilot program and approval of that request by Chief Judge Kozinski. No such request has been made,” the court said.
You can still watch reenactments of the proceedings here.

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