When cameras in courtrooms emerged in the 1990s, Court TV was the groundbreaking cable network that gave the viewers a front-row seat to the notorious trials of William Kennedy Smith, O.J. Simpson and the Menendez brothers.
But as courtroom coverage became a common staple of cable news and true-crime programming, Court TV strayed from its mission and eventually receded from the media landscape under the ownership of WarnerMedia (then called Time Warner). The network became a reality-based entertainment channel and was renamed truTV.
In May 2019, Court TV was revived by Cincinnati-based E.W. Scripps as a new programming service, acquiring the iconic brand name and the original network s library of past trial coverage.
Derek Chauvin trial brings Court TV to a new generation
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Scott Reeder: Cynical about jury selection process
By Scott Reeder
“Jury selection is like putting a penny in a gumball machine; you have no idea what you are going to get.”
At least that is the contention of retired circuit judge Casey Stengle of Moline.
The world’s attention is focused on the jury selection taking place in the Minneapolis courtroom where Derek Chauvin, a former police officer, is accused of murder in the death of George Floyd.
Of course, lawyers do everything they can to eliminate the randomness by trying to pick jurors who they think will vote their way.