Constitutional Law
Fight over Release of SeaWorld Whale Tape May Be Settled
A Florida judge is mulling whether to extend a temporary restraining order that bars release of a video showing the whale attack that led to the death of a SeaWorld trainer.
Jon Mills, a lawyer for the family of the trainer, Dawn Brancheau, told the judge on Wednesday that he is willing to work with the media to reach a deal, according to stories by the Associated Press and the Orlando Sentinel. The media groups want to view the tape, but they don’t want to publish the images.
Under Florida law, all documents and images in an investigation become public after it is closed.
Mills said the case is about the family’s privacy rights. “There is no constitutional right to voyeurism and there is a constitutional right to privacy,” Mills said.