A bill to allow media coverage of court proceedings.

Summary

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. 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 his or her right to make such request. Authorizes the Judicial Conference of the United States to promulgate advisory guidelines to which a presiding judge may refer in making decisions regarding the management and administration of photographing, recording, broadcasting, or televising described in this Act.

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Timeline

1. 25 March 1999

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 25 March 1999

   Introduced

   Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3448-3449)

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 25 March 1999

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 6 September 2000

   Committee

   Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts. Hearings held.

   Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 25 March 1999 · Download file

Documents

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

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Sponsors

• Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Allard, Wayne [R-CO] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Smith, Bob [R-NH] · R · Cosponsor
• · ssju00 · Standing

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