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![handle is hein.barjournals/ialaw0042 and id is 1 raw text is: THE
NEWS
OF THE
BULLETIN
Iowa State Bar Association
1101 Flming Eli ildi 'g, Des Moines, Iowa 50309
January, 1982
GOVERNOR RAY SUPPORTS
ADOPTION OF NEW
ACCELERATED DEPRECIATION
SCHEDULE IN IOWA. TAX
COMMITTEE OFFERS
ASSISTANCE TO
GOVERNOR'S OFFICE,
REVENUE DEPARTMENT
AND LEGISLATIVE
SERVICE BUREAU
In his Condition of the State message on
January 12, 1982, Governor Ray said, We should
fully adopt the new accelerated depreciations
schedule. Members of The Iowa State Bar
Association Committee on Taxation had
expressed concern as to whether Iowa would act
to conform to Federal law.
The need for early legislative action is another
concern. In December, 1981, a subcommittee of
the Tax Committee was formed and is called Tax
Governmental Relations Subcommittee.
The subcommittee has by letter from the
Association's Legislative Counsel, James W.
Carney, offered to assist the Governor's Office,
the Department of Revenue, and the Legislative
Service Bureau by making the expertise of the
Committee members available in drafting the
legislation needed.
The members of the subcommittee are:
David Crumley, Chairman Burns Mossman
Fort Dodge Des Moines
Russ Buchanan William Smith
Algona Des Moines
Tom Carpenter Jerry Oliver
Des Moines Winterset
Elmer Jones Tom Lindburg
Burlirgton Davenport
Jim Lohman
Denison
SPRING TAX INSTITUTE
May 14, 15, 1982
This year's Spring Tax Institute topic w l
be Estate Planning After the 19811
Economic Recov ery Tax Act.
Because the program is on
commencement weekend at the University,
we strongly urge potential registrants to
arrainge accommodations immediately
through the Center for Conferences, Iowa
Mernoial Union, University of Iowa, Iowa
City, Iowa 52242, AC 319/353-5505. The
program is planned for nine hours CLE
credit.
On Dec. 22, 1981 the Iowa Supreme Court
adopted a new permanent canon regarding cam-
era and media coverage of the courts. The court
order provides:
(1) Commencing January 1, 1982, present
Canon 3A(7) of the Iowa Code of Judicial Con-
duct is stricken and the following revised canon
is substituted:
Canon 3A(7)
Subject at all times to the authority of the
presiding judge to control the conduct of
proceedings before the court to ensure
decorum and prevent distractions and to
ensure the fair administration of justice in
the pending cause, electronic media and
still photography coverage of public judicial
proceedings in the trial and appellate courts
of this state shall be allowed in accordance
with rules of procedure promulgated by the
Supreme Court of Iowa.
(2) Effective January 1, 1982, the following
procedural rules permitting expanded media cov-
erage are adopted pursuant to Canon 3A(7). By
adopting such rules, no determination is made
as to any constitutional claim concerning a right
to such coverage. These rules are subject to
periodic review.
The new canon is the result of a series of events
which began with an order signed by Chief Justice
W. W. Reynoldson, May 9, 1979, created an
advisory committee on media coverage of the
Courts and appointed the original eleven mem-
bers. The order acknowledged improvements in
media equipment and procedures and a national
trend toward modification of judicial canons ban-
ning the use of media equipment in the coverage
of court proceedings. The committee was asked
to study Iowa's position on the matter, in light of
these factors, and to report its findings and
conclusions to the supreme court. Canon 3A(7) of
Iowa's Code of Judicial Ethics, which prohibited
electronic or photographic coverage, was to be
examined by the committee in light of these
developments. At that time Canon 3A(7) provided:
A judge should prohibit broadcasting,
televising, recording, or taking photographs
in the courtroom and areas immediately
adjacent thereto during sessions of cot 'or
recesses between sessions, except ti it a
judge may authorize: [use for presentation
or preservation of evidence and ceremonial
proceedings, under certain conditions].
On June 22, 1979, a petition was filed in the
supreme court by various members of the media
and professional organizations representing
media interests, seeking an order by the court in
the exercise of its supervisory jurisdiction under
Article V, section 4 of the Iowa Constitution to
modify the provisions of Canon 3A(7) to allow
camera and electronic media coverage of court
proceedings. That petition was referred to this
committee for study and recommendations as part
of the duties previously assigned to it.
Following the organizational meeting of the
committee, on June 25, 1979, a public hearing
was set for September 18, 1979. Notice of the
proposed modification and public hearing was
circulated widely, as the attached Exhibit A'
indicates. Written responses and oral arguments
by nine groups or persons were received and, at
the public hearing, petitioners demonstrated still
photography and broadcast equipment. The com-
mittee discussed the issues for several hours after
the public hearing and met again October 16,
1979, to finalize its initial report.
A majority of the committee, in a report filed
October 30, 1979, recommended the supreme
court suspend Canon 3A(7) for one year to allow
an experiment with expanded media coverage.
In an order filed November 21, 1979, a majority
of the supreme court adopted the technical and
procedural rules suggested by the committee to
implement this revision:
Revised Canon 3A(7)
Subject at all times to the authority of the
presiding judge to control the conduct of
proceedings before the court to ensure
decorum and prevent distractions and to
ensure the fair administration of justice in
the pending cause, electronic media and
still photography coverage of public judicial
proceedings in the trial and appellate courts
of this state shall be allowed in accordance
with rules of procedure and technology
promulgated by the Supreme Court of
Iowa.
The court authorized a one-year experiment effec-
tive January 1, 1980. The committee was directed
to monitor the project during the trial period and
assess the results of it through observation and
follow-up surveys of judges, lawyers, jurors, [and)
witnesses....
By motion filed November 17, 1980, the peti-
CAMERAS IN COURT, cont. on page 3
Vol. XXXXII, No. 1
IOWA CAMERAS IN COURT
ROOMS RULE ADOPTED
Please Reserve June 16, 17 & 18, 1982 for the 109th
Annual Meeting of The Iowa State Bar Association
to be Held at the Marriott Hotel.
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