Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Confronted at the courthouse: We asked minors' counsel attorneys, the same lawyers funneling family court cases into private judging — about California's court reporter crisis. They didn't want to answer.
These attorneys aren't worried about camera restrictions inside a courthouse that hasn't provided court reporters in divorce and custody cases for years. But the moment our camera turns toward them, they suddenly care a lot about their own First Amendment right to record us back. They just don't want to answer the questions.
This is part of our ongoing investigation into California's family courts, court reporters, minors' counsel, parenting coordinators, and private judges, and how they shape outcomes in divorce, child custody, domestic violence, and probate cases.
#FamilyCourt #CaliforniaCourts #CourtReporters #MinorsCounsel #PrivateJudging #InvestigativeJournalism #AccessToJustice
Confronted at the courthouse: We asked minors' counsel attorneys, the same lawyers funneling family court cases into private judging — about California's court reporter crisis. They didn't want to answer.
These attorneys aren't worried about camera restrictions inside a courthouse that hasn't provided court reporters in divorce and custody cases for years. But the moment our camera turns toward them, they suddenly care a lot about their own First Amendment right to record us back. They just don't want to answer the questions.
This is part of our ongoing investigation into California's family courts, court reporters, minors' counsel, parenting coordinators, and private judges, and how they shape outcomes in divorce, child custody, domestic violence, and probate cases.
#FamilyCourt #CaliforniaCourts #CourtReporters #MinorsCounsel #PrivateJudging #InvestigativeJournalism #AccessToJustice
