▁damage ▁the ▁reputation ▁for ▁the ▁courts ▁and ▁the ▁trust ▁from ▁the ▁public ▁and / or ▁view ers ▁obser ving ▁the ▁tele vised ▁proceed ings . ▁▁▁ ▁Many ▁famous ▁tri als , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁O . J . ▁Sim pson ▁murder ▁trial , ▁were ▁tele vised . ▁In ▁the ▁w ake ▁of ▁the ▁O . J . ▁trial , ▁however , ▁many ▁jud ges ▁decided ▁to ▁ban ▁cam eras ▁from ▁their ▁court rooms . ▁Im medi ately ▁after ▁that ▁trial , ▁California ▁Governor ▁P ete ▁Wilson ▁announced ▁his ▁opposition ▁to ▁tele vised ▁tri als , ▁and ▁he ▁later ▁asked ▁the ▁Jud icial ▁Council ▁to ▁consider ▁re inst itut ing ▁the ▁ban ▁on ▁film ▁and ▁electronic ▁media ▁coverage ▁of ▁criminal ▁tri als . ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁argued , ▁however , ▁that ▁the ▁Sim pson ▁case ▁was ▁an ▁anom aly ▁that ▁has ▁little ▁relation ▁to ▁the ▁every day ▁concerns ▁of ▁media ▁coverage ▁of ▁the ▁criminal ▁justice ▁system . ▁ ▁Federal ▁Rule ▁of ▁C riminal ▁Pro cedure ▁ 5 3 ▁states , ▁" Ex cept ▁as ▁otherwise ▁provided ▁by ▁a ▁stat ute ▁or ▁these ▁rules , ▁the ▁court ▁must ▁not ▁permit ▁the ▁taking ▁of ▁photograph s ▁in ▁the ▁court room ▁during ▁jud icial ▁proceed ings ▁or ▁the ▁broadcast ing ▁of ▁jud icial ▁proceed ings ▁from ▁the ▁court room ." ▁However , ▁some ▁federal ▁court rooms ▁experiment ed ▁with ▁cam eras ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁The ▁courts ▁have ▁thus ▁far ▁been ▁unw illing ▁to ▁over turn ▁the ▁ban