WPCH #w@JBrBu]:_.߹^ ̡SŌoyc" W~iIyr/2-zuϽ^حթW|`LUq^>G>noE :_","C*YƼ ݍ'#7zq .ȇf9MJVp5fOn_1C5ޝ Iyz>L8QuT-Vx&89p?n7FޅyGX0 ԄLm hLCj䏍Sie7c\FiNK$ofwyڃ󒝍ZbRר_.H1z, ,|jQ{*ڗPVM%Π/i54bJ/nJũM6aG>3ל- q<磀< CY 4|oS,aE8mr~_@d# F UNQ % 0( U: w@ 4G [ j br :z U:  U: B     D3, , , 0D_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ AO  0D D/ B+HP LaserJet 4SiHPPCL5MS,,,,,,0nLh(9 Z 6Times New Roman RegularX($,rAZ"Arial Regular {DDUUӀH$<4T$3|x- - 0# i Xd#  "Arial Regular XpXXXFMXXp   Ad FILEDXpXFM  August31,1998CecilW.CrowsonAppellateCourtClerkdAM ,cAZ"Arial Regular d%%%%'dxd(3$ !  -C<< CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5($$   1  ' dxdP Pd !  ݛXXpXXXTR[A' Legal3'A' Legal3'T F  ќ@PPD INTHESUPREMECOURTOFTENNESSEE  r *<,(j 8` `@E o` 8ttxPXn  rߛ@rr)DATNASHVILLE̜INRE: SUPREMECOURTRULE30(MediaCoverage)    @kk+D ORDER  j  ` FollowingaoneyearpilotprogramfromJanuary1,1996,toDecember31,1996,thisCourt,pursuanttooursupervisoryroleoverthejudicialsystemofthisstate,adoptedSupremeCourtRule30,whichgovernsmediacoverageofjudicialproceedingsintheStateofTennessee.Theruleauthorizesmediacoverage,includingtelevision,subjecttothepresidingjudgesauthoritytocontrolthecourtroomproceedings,tomaintaindecorum,toguaranteethesafetyofparticipants,andtoensurethefairandimpartialadministrationofjustice. ` Informulatingandadoptingtherule,thisCourtsolicitedandstudiedcommentsfromthepublic,litigants,jurors,witnesses,courtofficers,membersofthebar,barassociations,themedia,andthejudiciary.TheCourtdetermined,ashavefortysevenstates,thatmediacoverageofjudicialproceedingswithincertainguidelinesservesthebestinterestofthepublicbyprovidingfullandaccurateinformationabouttheoperationofthejudicialsystem.TheCourtalsodeterminedthatthisinterestcanbecompatiblewiththefairadministrationofjustice. ` Sinceitspermanentadoption,Rule30hasnowgovernedmediacoverageofjudicialproceedingfornearlytwentymonths.ToensurethatRule30continuestooperateinamannerthatisinthebestinterestofthepublicandcompatiblewiththeadministrationofjustice,theCourtconsidersitappropriatetoagainsolicitcommentsfromthepublic,litigants,jurors,witnesses,courtofficers,membersofthebar,barassociations,themedia,andthejudiciarywithrespecttotheprovisionsofSupreme :H6<  F7  XXdXXd7    F7  XXdXXd7    F7  XXdXXd7    F7  XXdXXd7    F7  XXdXXd7    F7  XXdXXd7    F7  XXdXXd7    F7  XXdXXd7    F7  XXdXXd7    F7  XXdXXd7    F7  XXdXXd7    F7  XXdXXd7    F7  XXdXXd7   CourtRule30.Commentswithrespecttotheprovisionsoftherule,thecontrolofthe F7  XXdXXd7    F7  XXdXXd7   courtroombytrialjudges,theoperationofcourtsundertherule,compliancewiththe F# i Xd#    rulebycourtsandthemedia,theinterestsofpublicinformationandeducationservedbytherule,theprotectionoftherightsofdefendantsandothercourtparticipants,itseffectontheadministrationofjustice,andanyotherrelatedmattershallbefiledwiththeClerkofthisCourtinNashvillewithin120daysofthedateofthisorder,orϜDecemberDecember29,1998. ` ENTERthisthe___31stdayof_______________August,1998. `     h     FORTHECOURT: `     h     ___________________________________ `     h     RileyAnderson,ChiefJustice