FILE - Suspected serial killer Jeffrey L. Dahmer sits in court for a hearing where he was charged with eight additional counts of first degree intentional homicide, bringing the total to 12, Aug. 7, 1991.
Cameras in U.S. courtrooms have offered the world a portal into the inner workings of notorious criminal proceedings. They've been present at the Lindbergh kidnapping trial, O.J. Simpson’s double murder case and numerous other high profile cases. Yet restrictions remain in many courts, and judges typically retain broad discretion over which parts of a case can be broadcast and who can be filmed or photographed. Cameras were barred from Donald Trump's 2024 hush money trial while court was in session. Sketch artists captured the scene.