# 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](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/1962-us-estes-v-texas-camera-ban)
- Source: Estes v. Texas (1965). https://firstamendment.mtsu.edu/article/estes-v-texas/
- 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.

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