Judges and Judiciary,
Government
Apr. 16, 2025
Let the sunshine in: a bipartisan push for transparency in federal courts
The Sunshine in the Courtroom Act and related bills aim to increase public understanding and trust in the federal judiciary by allowing media coverage of court proceedings, balancing the need for transparency with the protection of due process and privacy rights.
Laura W. Halgren
Judge (ret.)
UCLA School of Law
The federal courts are in the national news daily. Rulings are subject to constant analysis, praise and criticism, but the public has a poor understanding of our third branch of government. Judges and lawyers throughout California and the country talk of the critical need to educate the public and to explain how the judicial system is designed to be fair to all, without regard to politics. Deference to court rulings "depends upon public confidence in the integrity and indepen...
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