[0] Court TV Plans to Cover Bribery Trial of Brooklyn Judge Victor Barron; Network Applauds Court's Decision To Permit Cameras.Entertainment Editors NEW YORK--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Feb. 13, 2002 Court TV announced today that it plans to cover the bribery trial of Brooklyn Judge Victor Barron, who is accused of demanding that a lawyer pay a $250,000 bribe in return for his approval of a $5 million settlement in a civil case. Despite the fact that New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of State law prohibits cameras in trial courts, the presiding judge presiding judge n. 1) in both state and federal appeals court, the judge who chairs the panel of three or more judges during hearings and supervises the business of the court. in this case, State Supreme Court Justice Nicholas Colabella, has ruled that television and still camera coverage will be allowed. In making that decision, Judge Colabella ruled that the 50-year-old New York State statute barring cameras is unconstitutional. A spokesman for the Office of Court Administration said in a press interview, "Judge Colabella felt it was a case that really deserved openness...to ensure public trust and confidence in the judicial system." Judge Colabella's decision is reminiscent of a similar decision made by Albany Judge Joseph C. Teresi in the trial of the four police officers accused of the 1999 murder of Amadou Diallo Amadou Bailo Diallo (September 2, 1975 – February 4, 1999) was a 23-year-old immigrant to the United States from Guinea, who was shot and killed on February 4, 1999, by four New York City Police Department plain-clothed officers; Sean Carroll, Richard Murphy, Edward McMellon . In that trial, cameras were allowed, and their presence is widely credited with demonstrating the fairness of the trial to a Bronx community that had been skeptical that justice would be done. "The public has a constitutional right to see its own judicial system in action," said Henry Schleiff, Chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Court TV, "and Judge Colabella should be commended for insisting on that right. Indeed, in a case like this one that goes directly to the public's confidence in our judicial system, the judge's ruling reminds us of former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis' remark that 'sunshine is the best disinfectant disinfectant, agent that destroys disease-causing microorganisms and their spores. Disinfectants, or germicides, are sometimes considered to be substances applied to inanimate bodies, whereas antiseptics, not so potent, are agents that kill microbes on living things. ...'" Judge Colabella's ruling is consistent with the position taken in Court TV's pending lawsuit against New York State, which argues that the state statute barring cameras is unconstitutional. Court TV (www.courttv.com) or AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. Keyword: Court TV, a basic cable network, provides a window on the American system The term American System can mean one of the following:
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