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we all are, Your Honor.
 
THE COURT: All right. Well...
 
MR. POPE: If that means putting it on the
internet and I’m a journalist, then we’re all members of
the press. I don’t think that dog will run, Your Honor.
 
THE COURT: Well, let me do this. You all have
in stammer sort of presented to me an interesting legal
argument. I’m going to take a little recess here and go to
my books, and I will be back in a few minutes.
 
MR. MERRETT:
Thank you, Your Honor.
(Thereupon, a brief recess was held.)
 
THE COURT: All right. Ladies and gentlemen,
an interesting point regarding cameras in the courtroom.
And after doing a little research, let me direct the
people’s attention to a couple of things.
 
There are some cases; they really don’t
adequately address what I’m looking for here as to what
cameras, media, et cetera, et cetera, and, you know, who
can do it.
 
But just for your own information, Times
Publishing Company v. Penick . It’s 433 Southern Second
1218. It’s a Second DCA case, 1983. It is basically
dealing with giving notice to the media when there’s going
to be closure.
 
And that case, of course, followed the Lewis

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