Cameras in the Courtroom Act

Summary

Cameras in the Courtroom Act This bill 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. 16 March 2023

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S831)

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 16 March 2023

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 16 March 2023 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 16 March 2023

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 16 March 2023

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 16 March 2023

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Sponsors

• Richard Durbin · D · Sponsor
• Chuck Grassley · R · Sponsor
• Amy Klobuchar · D · Sponsor
• Richard Blumenthal · D · Sponsor
• Sheldon Whitehouse · D · Cosponsor
• · ssju00 · Standing

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