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Cameras in the Courtroom Act

This bill requires the Supreme Court to permit television coverage of all open sessions of the Court unless it decides by majority vote that allowing such coverage in a particular case would violate the due process rights of any of the parties involved.

Action Timeline

Action DateTypeTextSource
2019-03-14IntroReferralRead twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S1905)Senate
2019-03-14IntroReferralIntroduced in SenateLibrary of Congress

Policy Area :

Law
See Subjects
  • Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies
  • Due process and equal protection
  • Judicial procedure and administration
  • Supreme Court
  • Television and film

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