[Jezebelle]

I think some are judging him prematurely, and my guess is that he's well aware of why this case has been deemed "exceptional". Again, there is nothing unusual about a judge banning cameras, especially older judges. Frankly, if I was a judge, I wouldn't want them in my courtroom, either. I just think he should have given more weight to the suspicions surrounding the application of the process in this case. But if he's a stubborn old coot like a lot of judges, that doesn't matter much to him and he believes he's going to remedy that in his own way and run his courtroom the way he wants to and is used to doing, or figures it's up to the electorate to straighten matters out by electing better people, and to that extent he would be right.

[JLS]

that doesn't matter much to him and he believes he's going to remedy that in his own way and run his courtroom

The problem is that if the case is dropped or a jury acquits, much of the black community will think the fix was in and if there is a conviction a huge number of people will think a railroading based on race and politics. This can not be remedied with hearings without cameras. This may or really likely will be exacerbated by barring cameras.