monica_b1998Feb 20

Judge scolds Mark Zuckerberg's team for wearing Meta glasses to social media trial

https://lemmy.world/post/43375830

Judge scolds Mark Zuckerberg's team for wearing Meta glasses to social media trial - Lemmy.World

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Show threadtotesmygoat
Wait, sorry for my ignorance. But wasn’t this televised?
Feb 20 at 5:45pmWeb
Show threadXLEFeb 20
According to the articles I read, sure doesn’t seem like it. ironic, I know. The articles we’re getting are made by journalists who are listening and writing down what they see.
Show threadRipLemmDotEEFeb 20

Read the article.

Judge ordered no cameras in the court, and even if they were allowed, why would a judge allow one party to bring their own cameras that have facial recognition capabilities?

Camera in courtrooms are for transparency with the public, not for the defense to get facial scans of jurors and witnesses.

Show threadtotesmygoatFeb 20
All it said was. Cameras not allowed unless the judge says so. not that this judge didn’t allow. And a judge being petty as a way of letting a billionaire get away with anything they want is pretty on point for the American justice system.
Show threadRipLemmDotEEFeb 20

The use of recording devices and cameras is generally banned in Los Angeles County Superior Court.

Directly from the article.

Show threadtotesmygoatFeb 20
“Judicial officers have the discretion to place limitations on video recording and photography in their courtroom,”