The Cameras in the Courtroom Act would require the Supreme Court to allow television coverage of its open sessions, including oral arguments. The Court could block cameras for a specific case only if a majority of justices votes that filming would violate the due process rights of someone appearing before it. Right now the Supreme Court sets its own camera policy and has generally not allowed live broadcasts, so this would be a significant change in how the public can watch the nation's highest court at work. The change affects anyone who wants to follow Supreme Court cases without traveling to Washington, D.C. to attend in person, including journalists, students, and the general public.
Transparency & Accountability
- Public access to Supreme Court proceedings — Televised coverage required for open sessions
- Televising exception — Justices may block coverage by majority vote citing due process concerns
Congressional Summary
Cameras in the Courtroom ActThis 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 before the Court.
Legislative Subjects
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- Senate
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Introduced in Senate
- Action Date
- 2025-03-26
- Date Added
- 2026-07-11
- Source
- Congress.gov →
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