Lithwick's "point" was to report on what was happening at oral arguments of a supreme court case in as informative and entertaining a way as possible and to conclude by offering her own editorial take. Most of the "points" you ascribe to her were "points" made by actual, real life Supreme Court Justices who are bound by the Constitution, not their own personal visceral reaction to the material.

As far as making it illegal to show or possess or make video recordings of illegal acts, why don't we start prosecuting local news channels for showing security camera footage of armed robberies at liquor stores?