Cameras in the Courtroom Act

Summary

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.

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Timeline

1. 6 January 2015

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 6 January 2015

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 6 January 2015

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 2 February 2015

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.

   Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 6 January 2015 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 6 January 2015

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 6 January 2015

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 6 January 2015

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Sponsors

• Gerald Connolly · D · Sponsor
• Ted Poe · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] · D · Sponsor
• David Cicilline · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] · D · Cosponsor
• John Yarmuth · D · Cosponsor
• Kathy Castor · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] · D · Cosponsor
• Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
• · hsju00 · Standing

Related records

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