Baltimore judge rebukes HBO's The Case Against Adnan Syed for airing trial footage

The Baltimore Sun

“HBO should immediately cease any broadcasting of Maryland criminal trials,” Baltimore Circuit Court judge W. Michel Pierson wrote HBO attorneys, in a letter obtained by The Baltimore Sun. “A person who violates this prohibition may be held in contempt of court.” HBO responded in a statement: “The courtroom footage was obtained lawfully and relates to a matter of public concern. The First Amendment protects the filmmaker’s right to include it in the documentary.”