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MN Lawmakers Consider Cameras In The Courtroom With Restrictions

The House Public Safety committee unanimously passed legislation Wednesday that would require defendants, witnesses and others to approve filming.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) _ House lawmakers are proposing steep restrictions on the use of cameras in Minnesota courtrooms. The House Public Safety committee unanimously passed legislation Wednesday that would require defendants, witnesses and others to approve filming. State courts lifted a longtime ban on cameras and started testing them during criminal sentencing so long as the victims, families and…