Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2012

Summary

Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2012 - Authorizes the presiding judge of a U.S. appellate court (including the Supreme 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 to promulgate mandatory guidelines with respect to the management and administration of photographing, recording, broadcasting, or televising described in this Act. Terminates a district court's authority under this Act two years after enactment of this Act.

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Timeline

1. 27 April 2012

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 27 April 2012

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 27 April 2012

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 18 May 2012

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 27 April 2012 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 27 April 2012

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 27 April 2012

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 27 April 2012

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Sponsors

• Rep. Lungren, Daniel E. [R-CA-42] · R · Sponsor
• STEVE CHABOT · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] · D · Sponsor
• Theodore Deutch · D · Sponsor
• · hsju00 · Standing

Related records

• related to → Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2011
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