U.S. Congress - H.R.2128 Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2007
H.R.2128 - Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2007
To provide for media coverage of Federal court proceedings. view all titles (2)
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- Short: Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2007 as introduced.
- Official: To provide for media coverage of Federal court proceedings. as introduced.
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5/3/2007--Introduced.Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2007 - 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 exceOfficial Summary
5/3/2007--Introduced.Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2007 - 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 except when such action would constitute a violation of the due process rights of any party. 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 the 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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104th Congress, Second Session February 29, 1996âHearing on H.R. 2128, the Equal Opportunity Act of 1995; and the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP). April 18, 1996âOversight hearing on mandatory assessment of union ...
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HR 2128 and S.352: The Sunshine in the Courtroom Bills of 2007 There have been various efforts within the United States Congress to open federal courts to televised media coverage. Although not the first of these, the widely hailed . ...
Cameras in the Courtroom, Part I: Louisiana Approach (Introduction ...
However, H.R. 2128 and companion bill S.352, the currently proposed âSunshine in the Courtroom Acts of 2007", now before the House and Senate Judiciary Committees, propose similar legislation authorizing the presiding judge of a United ...
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