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			Televising Supreme Court Proceedings Despite the significance of the U.S. Supreme Court's oral arguments and the high level of the public's interest in them, the courtroom door remains closed to television cameras. We believe the Supreme Court's oral arguments should be open to televised coverage. This page provides links relating to this issue.

Supreme Court Agrees to C-SPAN's Request for Same-Day
Release of Oral Arguments (3/24/06) >>

C-SPAN Letter to Chief Justice on Televising Court Proceedings

This letter was sent to Chief Justice Roberts by C-SPAN
regarding televising Supreme Court proceedings >>

C-SPAN Letter to Chief Justice on Release of Oral Arguments

This letter was sent to Chief Justice Roberts by C-SPAN requesting the release of oral arguments for two upcoming
Supreme Court cases (11/9/2005) >>

Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on cameras in the Supreme Court. (11/09/2005)
Hearing Description: First Senators Grassley and Schumer testify. Then judges,
attorneys and television executives testify about the use of cameras in
the courtrooms of various federal courts. Among the topics they address
are the potential value of public access to federal judicial proceedings
through television coverage, the reluctance of the U.S. Supreme Court to
televise coverage of oral arguments, ways in which news media might use
television footage and visual imagery, and First Amendment issues. They
also talk about past requests by news organizations to open proceedings
to cameras, potential types and numbers of viewers, and different venues
where the public might witness various proceedings, as well as potential
disadvantages to the presence of cameras.


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