Judge Rejects Webcast of McVeigh’s Death
A federal judge denied a company’s request to show on the Web live video of Oklahoma City bomber Timothy J. McVeigh’s execution.
U.S. District Judge John Tinder said the 1st Amendment did not entitle Entertainment Network Inc. to broadcast the execution on the Internet. Federal law allows the media to be present at an execution but does not allow recording of video or sound.
ENI plans to appeal. The company, based in Tampa, Fla., sued the government claiming Bureau of Prisons policies governing execution coverage are unconstitutional.
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