US SB770 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-2)
Status: Introduced on March 13 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-13 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 13 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-13 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Establishes a framework to allow federal court proceedings—in district courts, in circuit courts, and at the Supreme Court—to be photographed, recorded, broadcast, or televised. Specifically, it authorizes the presiding judge to permit media coverage of court proceedings, subject to requirements and limitations.
Title
Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2019
Sponsors
Sen. Chuck Grassley [R-IA] | Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN] | Sen. John Cornyn [R-TX] | Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL] |
Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT] | Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT] | Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2019-03-13 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. |
Subjects
Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies
Evidence and witnesses
Federal appellate courts
Federal district courts
Judicial procedure and administration
Law
Photography and imaging
Sound recording
Supreme Court
Television and film
Evidence and witnesses
Federal appellate courts
Federal district courts
Judicial procedure and administration
Law
Photography and imaging
Sound recording
Supreme Court
Television and film
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/770/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s770/BILLS-116s770is.pdf |