Fiona Apple follows up her Grammy video with a call to support court watching legislation
Fiona Apple isn’t just speaking out to speak out. Shes one of the most committed court watchers in PG County, Maryland. Even though she doesn’t live there, cares deeply. Learned language of court. Takes notes. Bears witness. Holds bad actors accountable. pic.twitter.com/XrqCnbibbH
- Scott Hechinger (@ScottHech) March 17, 2022
Fiona Apple has been spending time over the past year or so as a court watcher in Prince George's County in Maryland.
Last year before the Grammys, Fiona, who famously doesn't have any social media accounts, made a video explaining why she wouldn't be attending and encouraging people to sign a petition to keep courts virtual.
"About a year ago, I made a video saying ‘Fuck the Grammys, we don’t care about the transparency there. What really matters is transparency in actual courtrooms.’ That still matters."
A year later, she's released a new video now that legislation has been written to support it, where she encourages people to call state legislators in favor of bills to require that courts continue providing virtual access to courtrooms as they have since the start of the pandemic so they're more accessible to court watchers who watch court proceedings to keep judges, prosecutors, and police accountable.
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