After receiving a flurry of letters for and against the idea, U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker is seeking to schedule a hearing next week on whether to allow televised coverage of the Prop 8 trial.

Via his deputy clerk, he sent a e-mail to the various parties today to schedule a hearing for Jan. 6 to consider allowing cameras in the courtroom during the trial, which is scheduled to begin five days later on Jan. 11.