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Article: Let TV go to the circus: the public wants and deserves to see Jacko's trial.(Michael Jackson's child molestation trial)
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- Broadcasting & Cable
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- March 7, 2005
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California is among 47 states that allow trials to be televised. Yet no TV camera is allowed in the courtroom as Michael Jackson faces child molestation charges in coastal Santa Maria.
The reason? Presiding Superior Court Judge Rodney S. Melville doesn't want Jackson's trial--hold your laughter--to become the circus of the century.
No courtroom camera, no Big Top? Puh-leeeeeze!
As the trial gets under way, it is time to debate again the question of allowing cameras in the courtrooms, a crossroads of the 1st and 6th Amendments, where some believe freedom of expression and the public's right to know collide with a citizen's right to a fair and ...
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SANTA MARIA, CA -- Michael Jackson fans ...
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June 13, 2005 ;
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... ... CC KRT US NEWS STORY SLUGGED: JACKSON KRT PHOTOGRAPH BY KARL MONDON/CONTRA COSTA TIMES (June 13) SANTA MARIA, CA -- Michael Jackson fans Michelle Basart and Dieter Gijsemans react with joy in front of the Santa Barbara County courthouse ...
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