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Claim

Claim 835

Dozens of cameramen staked out the Tyler courtroom during the preliminary hearing, even though live coverage was more limited during the trial itself.

Published 2026-09-26. Last reviewed 2026-09-26. 1 source.

Statement
Dozens of cameramen staked out the Tyler courtroom during the preliminary hearing, even though live coverage was more limited during the trial itself.
Field
scope_of_action
Value
Cameras at the pretrial hearing
About
incident 1962-us-estes-v-texas-camera-ban
Source
Estes v. Texas (1965)
Publisher
The First Amendment Encyclopedia, Middle Tennessee State University
Method
outlet report
Checked
2026-09-26
Confidence
medium
Status
current
Source date
2023-08-06

Quotation from the source

Although live coverage was limited during the trial itself, the opening days of the preliminary hearing had developed into a circus atmosphere as dozens of cameramen staked out the courtroom.