Media attorney, represented Court TV and media pool
17 proceeding appearances across 2 trials • First appearance: January 25, 1995
💬 From the record:
Kelli Sager served as the media attorney representing Court TV and the broader media pool, making her the legal voice for press access throughout the criminal and civil proceedings. Her notable appearance came in January 1995, when a Court TV camera inadvertently broadcast a juror's face — a violation of California Rules of Court Rule 980 — and Judge Ito summoned her back from vacation in Colorado to explain how it happened and whether the camera should be permanently removed from the courtroom. Sager walked the court through the chain of human errors that led to the broadcast and presented a series of technical fixes, from a physical curtain beneath the camera to a dedicated kill-switch operator, arguing that pulling the cameras would punish the press and public for a correctable mistake. Across a dozen appearances spanning both trials, she repeatedly advocated for public access — seeking release of sealed transcripts, fighting subpoenas against journalists, and challenging restrictions on courtroom photography.