When they were moot court partners at the University of Florida law school, Ashleigh and John Merchant probably didn’t imagine the tricky issue they’ve faced together in real court: fighting for access to audio and video recordings from courtrooms.

In one Cobb County case, they received courtroom video and heard a judge apparently discussing the state’s strategy in presenting witnesses, without defense lawyers present. At one point, he told prosecutors, “Well, hopefully this jury does the right thing. Had some unusual cases lately.”

This content has been archived. It is available through our partners, LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law.

To view this content, please continue to their sites.

Not a Lexis Subscriber?
Subscribe Now

Not a Bloomberg Law Subscriber?
Subscribe Now

Why am I seeing this?

LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law are third party online distributors of the broad collection of current and archived versions of ALM's legal news publications. LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law customers are able to access and use ALM's content, including content from the National Law Journal, The American Lawyer, Legaltech News, The New York Law Journal, and Corporate Counsel, as well as other sources of legal information.

For questions call 1-877-256-2472 or contact us at [email protected]