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S. 344 (110th)

A bill to permit the televising of Supreme Court proceedings.

openUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

22 January 2007

Last action

8 September 2008 · Committee

Status

By Senator Leahy from Committee on the Judiciary filed written report. Report No. 110-448.

Sponsors

Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA], Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA], Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL], Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY], Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI], Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]

Subjects

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Source updated

10 August 2026

Summary

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. 22 January 2007

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S834)

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 22 January 2007

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S831-834)

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 22 January 2007

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 29 January 2007

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1257-1262)

    Source: IntroReferral

  5. 14 February 2007

    Committee

    Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.

    Source: Committee

  6. 6 December 2007

    Reported

    Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

    Source: Committee

  7. 29 July 2008

    Calendars

    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 907.

    Source: Calendars

  8. 29 July 2008

    Reported

    Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy without amendment. Without written report.

    Source: Committee

  9. 29 July 2008

    Reported

    Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy without amendment. Without written report.

    Source: Committee

  10. 8 September 2008

    Floor

    By Senator Leahy from Committee on the Judiciary filed written report. Report No. 110-448.

    Source: Floor

  11. 8 September 2008

    Committee

    By Senator Leahy from Committee on the Judiciary filed written report. Report No. 110-448.

    Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

Documents

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Reported to Senate (text)

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  • Reported to Senate (text)

    Reported to Senate · EN · 29 July 2008

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  • Reported to Senate (PDF)

    Reported to Senate · EN · 29 July 2008

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  • Reported to Senate without amendment

    summary · EN · 29 July 2008

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  • Introduced in Senate (text)

    Introduced in Senate · EN · 22 January 2007

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  • Introduced in Senate (PDF)

    Introduced in Senate · EN · 22 January 2007

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  • Introduced in Senate

    summary · EN · 22 January 2007

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