Lights, Cameras But No Action On Video In Cook County Courtrooms
From the Chicago Sun-Times
It’s been more than two years since Chief Cook County Judge Timothy C. Evans asked the Illinois Supreme Court to allow cameras in Cook County courtrooms.
But the Supreme Court has indefinitely deferred taking action on Evans’ application — the only one the state’s high court hasn’t approved.
While the application has languished, Cook County has had several high-profile cases that attracted widespread attention and likely would have drawn requests for courtroom cameras[.]
Evans filed Cook County’s application on Jan. 24, 2012 — two days after the Supreme Court agreed to allow video and audio recordings in courtrooms “on an experimental, circuit-by-circuit basis.”
Since then, the high court’s justices have allowed cameras in 14 judicial circuits that cover 40 of the state’s 102 counties.
Why hasn’t Cook County’s application been approved?
Read more in our daily News Update...
From the Chicago Sun-Times
It’s been more than two years since Chief Cook County Judge Timothy C. Evans asked the Illinois Supreme Court to allow cameras in Cook County courtrooms.
But the Supreme Court has indefinitely deferred taking action on Evans’ application — the only one the state’s high court hasn’t approved.
While the application has languished, Cook County has had several high-profile cases that attracted widespread attention and likely would have drawn requests for courtroom cameras[.]
Evans filed Cook County’s application on Jan. 24, 2012 — two days after the Supreme Court agreed to allow video and audio recordings in courtrooms “on an experimental, circuit-by-circuit basis.”
Since then, the high court’s justices have allowed cameras in 14 judicial circuits that cover 40 of the state’s 102 counties.
Why hasn’t Cook County’s application been approved?
Read more in our daily News Update...