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. 18 March 2015

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1631)

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 18 March 2015

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 18 March 2015 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 18 March 2015

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 18 March 2015

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 18 March 2015

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Sponsors

• Richard Durbin · D · Sponsor
• Chuck Grassley · R · Sponsor
• Richard Blumenthal · D · Sponsor
• Amy Klobuchar · D · Cosponsor
• Kirsten Gillibrand · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] · D · Cosponsor
• · ssju00 · Standing

Related records

• related to → Transparency in Government Act of 2015
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