Breaking news... the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals has overturned the district court decision regarding release of video from the Prop8 trial and ordered the tapes to remain under seal.
For the reasons discussed above, we reverse the order of the district court as an abuse of its discretion and remand with instructions to maintain the trial recording
under seal.
Additionally:
On remand, the district court shall not return to former Chief Judge Walker
the copy of the recording that he has lodged with the court.
Read the full decision here...
While disappointing this decision was expected given the tone of the hearing. Hopefully we will see the decision soon on the actual trial decision. Stay tuned!