HR 96 IHCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

113th CONGRESSCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

1st SessionCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

H. R. 96CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

To permit the televising of Supreme Court proceedings.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

January 3, 2013CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Mr. CONNOLLY (for himself and Mr. POE of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the JudiciaryCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

A BILLCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

To permit the televising of Supreme Court proceedings.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ‘Cameras in the Courtroom Act’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO TITLE 28.

(a) In General- Chapter 45 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

‘Sec. 678. Televising Supreme Court proceedings

‘The Supreme Court shall permit television coverage of all open sessions of the Court unless the Court decides, by a vote of the majority of justices, that allowing such coverage in a particular case would constitute a violation of the due process rights of one or more of the parties before the Court.’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Clerical Amendment- The chapter analysis for chapter 45 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘678. Televising Supreme Court proceedings.’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink