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ASSOCIATED PRESS v. BOST

No. 92-CA-00332-SCT.

656 So.2d 113 (1995)

The ASSOCIATED PRESS; Broadcasters of Mississippi, Inc. d/b/a WJTV; Gannett River States Publishing Corporation d/b/a The Clarion Ledger; Love Communications Company d/b/a Mississippi News Tonight; Northstar Television of Jackson, Inc. d/b/a WAPT; and TV-3, Inc. d/b/a WLBT v. William M. BOST, esq., in his Official Capacity as Chairman, Mississippi Commission on Judicial Performance.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

June 1, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leonard D. Van Slyke Jr., Terryl K. Rushing, Alston Rutherford, Tardy & Van Slyke, Jackson, for appellant.

Michael C. Moore, Atty. Gen., Jackson, James F. Steel, Larry Stroud, Sp. Asst. Attys. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before HAWKINS, C.J., and PITTMAN and BANKS, JJ.

BANKS, Justice.

In this case we consider the validity of Canon 3(A)(7) of the Mississippi Code of Judicial Conduct which prevents cameras in the courtroom except under specific circumstances. We find the Canon to be constitutionally valid and fully operative in our courtrooms. Until we have thoroughly researched the benefits and ramifications of allowing cameras in our courtrooms, Canon 3(A)(7) will remain in full effect.

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