hiding the truth, and the record, is never in the interest of justice

This is just appalling.

The trial regarding the constitutionality of Proposition 8 was video recorded. An accurate record of the trial, so much more than a typed transcript, exists, and the people really do have a right to see it. But the Court disagrees. The audio/visual record of the public hearing will not be unsealed.

This is so heart-wrenching, and terribly, terribly wrong. It's so basically contrary to the principle of an open court, and public record. Basically, the ruling says the A/V record has to be kept secret because the original judge said he would. Interesting analysis though-in contract and promissory law, the other party would have to have demonstrably shown that they relied on such a condition for the promise to enforced, which is not true in this case.

We could see it coming, but it still makes me sick. Physically so.