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Judge ‘Won’t Delay Very Long’ In Prop 8 Video Ruling | District Judge James Ware said he “won’t delay very long” before ruling on a motion to unseal video recordings of last year’s Proposition 8 trial. Supporters of the proposition argued in court today that releasing the video would expose their witnesses to public scrutiny and harassment, while attorneys with the American Foundation for Equal Rights (AFER) insisted that the tape could reaffirm the government’s commitment to transparency and convince Americans of the fairness of the trial. “We have a strong tradition of openness in this country and the First Amendment and common law make judicial records and proceedings presumptively open to the public. This presumption applies with full force to videotaped record of this historic trial,” AFER lawyer Theodore Boutrous told the judge.