Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2009

Summary

Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2009 - Authorizes the presiding judge of a U.S. appellate court or U.S. district court to permit the photographing, electronic recording, broadcasting, or televising to the public of court proceedings over which that judge presides, except when such action would constitute a violation of the due process rights of any party. Directs: (1) a district court, upon the request of any witness in a trial proceeding other than a party, to order the face and voice of the witness to be disguised or otherwise obscured to render the witness unrecognizable to the broadcast audience of the trial proceeding; and (2) the presiding judge in a trial proceeding to inform each witness who is not a party of the right to make such request. Authorizes the Judicial Conference of the United States to promulgate mandatory guidelines with respect to the management and administration of photographing, recording, broadcasting, or televising described in this Act.

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Timeline

1. 25 June 2009

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 25 June 2009

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 25 June 2009

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 23 July 2009

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy.

   Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 25 June 2009 · Download file

Documents

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 25 June 2009

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Sponsors

• Rep. Delahunt, William D. [D-MA-10] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Lungren, Daniel E. [R-CA-3] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22] · D · Cosponsor
• · hsju00 · Standing

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