Cameras in the Courtroom Act

Bill: 113-s-1207
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
Introduced: 2013-06-20
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies

Due process and equal protection

Supreme Court

Television and film
Latest action: action_date: 2013-06-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4795)

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-06-20
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>Cameras in the Courtroom Act - 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.</p>

tv_txt: II 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1207 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 20, 2013 Mr. Durbin (for himself, Mr. Grassley , Ms. Klobuchar , Mr. Cornyn , and Mr. Blumenthal ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To permit the televising of Supreme Court proceedings.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Cameras in the Courtroom Act . 2. Amendment to title 28 (a) In general Chapter 45 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by inserting at the end the following: 678. Televising Supreme Court proceedings The Supreme Court shall permit television coverage of all open sessions of the Court unless the Court decides, by a vote of the majority of justices, that allowing such coverage in a particular case would constitute a violation of the due process rights of 1 or more of the parties before the Court. . (b) Clerical amendment The chapter analysis for chapter 45 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by inserting at the end the following: 678. Televising Supreme Court proceedings. .