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back out there.
 
All right. Any cases? Any legal argument you
want to give me?
 
MR. MERRETT: No, Your Honor, none except for
the fact that there is no standard for determining who is
and is not a member of the press.
The history of the press in the United States
goes back obviously to the time of what we would call the
day of extraordinarily limited-run, broad-sheet publishing
accounts of public events. The internet is a relatively
new medium; however, it is widely available.
Mr. Bunker has testified that he engages in the
process of editing, preparation and posting of information
about the court proceedings which are, after all, public
business.
 
And, again, I would point out that -- or rather
I would argue simply that there is not a rational basis for
distinguishing between a videotaped news account which is
posted and made publicly available over the Internet and
one which is posted and made available on the television by
Dan Rather other than the breadth of the audience. Thank
you.
 
THE COURT:
Mr. Pope?
MR. POPE: If Mr. Bunker is a member of the
press entitled to bring a camera into the courtroom, then

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