Court TV Will Not Appeal the Decision of Judge Leonie Brinkema Barring Cameras From the Courtroom In U.S. v. Moussaoui.Entertainment Editors NEW YORK--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--January 23, 2002 Network Supports Judge Brinkema's View That Congress Is Appropriate Body To Resolve Overall Issue of Camera Access In Federal Courts Given Judge Leonie Brinkema's finding that the issue of camera access in federal trials is "a question of social and political policy best left to the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. Congress...," and, accordingly, that it would be improper for her to grant Court TV's motion to broadcast the trial of U.S. v Moussaoui, Court TV has decided not to appeal the Judge's decision. "While we believe that Rule 53 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure The Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure are the procedural rules that govern how federal criminal prosecutions are conducted in United States District Courts, the general trial courts of the U.S. government. As such, they are the companion to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. is unconstitutional, we think Judge Brinkema's invitation to the U.S. Congress to resolve this matter is a timely and appropriate course of action," said Court TV's Chairman & 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. , Henry Schleiff. The Senate Judiciary Committee The U.S. Senate established the Committee on the Judiciary on December 10, 1816, as one of the original 11 standing committees. It is also one of the most powerful committees in Congress; among its wide range of jurisdictions is investigation of federal judicial nominees and oversight of approved a bill in late 2001 that would permit cameras in federal courtrooms, on a case-by-case basis, at the discretion of the judge (or judges), and the full Senate is expected to consider the bill early this year. The U.S. House of Representatives passed a similar bill in the previous session and is expected to support this legislation again. "Hopefully, Congress will expeditiously ex·pe·di·tious adj. Acting or done with speed and efficiency. See Synonyms at fast1. ex approve the legislation now before it, which would provide the necessary discretion and safeguards to all concerned and would allow our nation to witness the proceedings or portions thereof in upcoming trials of worldwide significance," concluded Schleiff. 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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