Cameras in the Courtroom Act

United States119th CongressHR-2361House of Representatives
Updated: Mar 26, 2025

Summary

This legislation seeks to amend title 28 of the United States Code to permit the televising of Supreme Court proceedings. Its primary goal is to introduce greater transparency and public access to the nation's highest judicial body by allowing visual media coverage of its sessions. Specifically, the bill mandates that the Supreme Court shall permit television coverage of all open sessions. An exception is provided only if a majority of the justices vote that allowing such coverage in a particular case would constitute a violation of the due process rights of one or more of the parties involved, ensuring a safeguard for individual rights.

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S-1146: Cameras in the Courtroom Act

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

  1. Introduced in House

  2. Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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