Rep. Connolly Introduces Bill to Require Television Coverage of Supreme Court Sessions
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The companion bill in the other chamber is advancing instead.
→View advancing bill: Sen. Durbin and Sen. Grassley Introduce Bipartisan Cameras in the Courtroom ActThis bill is currently in the early stages of the legislative process and is being reviewed by the House Committee on the Judiciary. It is actively moving forward, but no future hearings or votes have been scheduled yet. There is no companion bill listed for this legislation at this time.
Part of: story →Companion bill: Sen. Durbin and Sen. Grassley Introduce Bipartisan Cameras in the Courtroom Act →This bill has been introduced in almost every session of Congress for years and has never become law because the Supreme Court strongly opposes outside control of its procedures.
Law students and other students studying government and civics would gain an easier way to watch real Supreme Court oral arguments instead of relying only on audio recordings or transcripts. This could improve legal education and public understanding of how the Court works.
“The Supreme Court shall permit television coverage of all open sessions of the Court”
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House
The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.
No votes have been recorded for this legislation yet.
Lawmakers on Thursday again unveiled a pair of bipartisan bills — one that would give federal judges permission to allow cameras in their courtrooms and another that would require the Supreme Court to open up certain proceedings to television crews.
In an increasingly rare moment of bipartisanship, Senate lawmakers on Thursday unanimously passed legislation that would permit television crews to record proceedings in federal courts and the Supreme Court.
The bipartisan Cameras in the Courtroom Act would require the Supreme Court to permit television coverage of all open sessions of the Court, unless the Court decides, by a majority vote of the justices, that doing so would constitute a violation of the due process rights.
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Cameras in the Courtroom Act
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