December 6, 2011

Cameras in the Supreme Court

The Senate Committee on the Judiciary heard testimony on bipartisan legislation introduced by Senators Durbin and Grassley mandating the… read more

The Senate Committee on the Judiciary heard testimony on bipartisan legislation introduced by Senators Durbin and Grassley mandating the Supreme Court televise its open proceedings. Proponents of the bill said it would enhance accountability, transparency and public understanding of the judicial system. Opponents said it would only tempt attorneys to play to the cameras, allow video clips to be taken out of context, and possibly mislead the public.

Following the hearing, Subcommittee Chair Klobuchar spoke to reporters. close

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Richard Blumenthal U.S. Senator (Class 3) [D] Connecticut
Mark Cady Chief Justice Iowa->Supreme Court

Dick Durbin U.S. Senator (Class 2) [D] Illinois
Thomas "Tom" C. Goldstein Co-Founder and Publisher SCOTUSblog
Chuck Grassley U.S. Senator (Class 3) [R] Iowa
Amy Klobuchar U.S. Senator (Class 1) [D] Minnesota
Mike Lee U.S. Senator (Class 3) [R] Utah
Maureen E. Mahoney Deputy Solicitor General (Former) Department of Justice
Anthony Scirica Chief Judge U.S. Court of Appeals->Third Circuit
Jeff Sessions U.S. Senator (Class 2) [R] Alabama
Arlen Specter U.S. Senator (Former) [D] Pennsylvania

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Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts

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Program ID:: 303028-1
Category:: Senate Committee
Format:: Senate Committee
Location:: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:: Dec 06, 2011 | 10:02am EST | C-SPAN 3
Last Aired:: Dec 27, 2011 | 2:30pm EST | C-SPAN 2

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Dec 06, 2011 | 10:02am EST | C-SPAN 3
Dec 06, 2011 | 8:01pm EST | C-SPAN 2
Dec 07, 2011 | 1:33am EST | C-SPAN 2
Dec 07, 2011 | 11:24pm EST | C-SPAN 3
Dec 08, 2011 | 5:52am EST | C-SPAN 3
Dec 10, 2011 | 2:01pm EST | C-SPAN 1
Dec 21, 2011 | 9:13am EST | C-SPAN 3
Dec 23, 2011 | 6:06pm EST | C-SPAN 3
Dec 27, 2011 | 2:30pm EST | C-SPAN 2

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