Prop 8 goes viral?

After a local California judge ruled to allow delayed YouTube video of proceedings in the Proposition 8 battle, the Supreme Court has struck down the idea. The 5-4 split in the Court has many crying foul, saying that public discourse is being hindered in this nonjury trial. Supporters of Prop 8 have said that the video feed would be unfair to those testifying, while proponents of same-sex marriage want to ensure that people’s positions are made public.

Major court cases, even those with juries, have been televised in real time before. The OJ Simpson case immediately comes to mind. Regardless of one’s position on the issue of same-sex marriage, should the Prop 8 trial be available online for those who would want to view it? Does the viral broadcast in any way hinder proceedings? What sort of precedent does this set, if at all, for future court cases?