Public Can Weigh In On If Camera Access Should Be Expanded In Minnesota Courtrooms

By Caroline Cummings, CBS Minnesota

August 31, 2022

The Minnesota Supreme Court will soon consider updates to rules about audio and cameras recording inside state courtrooms for criminal proceedings, after it ordered a review of current practice last year.

At issue is whether there should be changes to expand the recordings of district court criminal proceedings. Under current rules, audio and video coverage is authorized in certain circumstances if all parties at trial agree to let it happen, which is rare. Cameras are allowed at sentencing hearings unless a judge finds good cause to prohibit coverage.

The public can weigh in on changing the camera policy. Minnesotans and organizations must submit to the Clerk of the Appellate Courts any written comment or request to be in-person at a hearing next month by Wednesday, Aug. 31. You can submit those written comments online or deliver them to the clerk's office.

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