Judge Scott McAfee also said he is following the precedent set by fellow Fulton Judge Robert McBurney; all hearings and trials will be broadcast on the Fulton County Court YouTube channel.

In an order issued Thursday, McAfee said members of the media would be allowed to use computers and cellphones inside the courtroom for non-recording purposes during court proceedings. There will be pool coverage for television, radio and still photography.

[Why have a circus if no one can see the elephant? It’s still a good decision and really a necessary choice. Otherwise, what happens at trial will get spun so much by the media that no one would be able to get a trustworthy sense of what is happening. And in this case, both sides probably want it as much as their opponents. — Ed]