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To permit the televising of Supreme Court proceedings.
Summary
This bill requires the Supreme Court to permit television coverage of all of its open court sessions, unless a majority of justices vote that allowing cameras in a particular case would violate the due process rights of one or more parties before the Court. The bill amends federal law to establish this televising requirement as the default practice, with the exception available only when justices determine coverage would harm due process.
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- Mar 26, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. · house
- Mar 26, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 26, 2025
Mr. Connolly introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To permit the televising of Supreme Court proceedings.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Cameras in the Courtroom Act”.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO TITLE 28.
(a) In General.—Chapter 45 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: “Sec. 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 one 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 adding at the end the following:
“678. Televising Supreme Court proceedings.”. <all>
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