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HR 3054 111th Congress House Law Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies Evidence and witnesses Judicial procedure and administration Photography and imaging Sound recording Television and film

Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2009

Introduced: June 25, 2009 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 23, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy.
Jun 25, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 25, 2009
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2009 - Authorizes the presiding judge of a U.S. appellate court or U.S. district court to permit the photographing, electronic recording, broadcasting, or televising to the public of court proceedings over which that judge presides, except when such action would constitute a violation of the due process rights of any party.

Directs: (1) a district court, upon the request of any witness in a trial proceeding other than a party, to order the face and voice of the witness to be disguised or otherwise obscured to render the witness unrecognizable to the broadcast audience of the trial proceeding; and (2) the presiding judge in a trial proceeding to inform each witness who is not a party of the right to make such request.

Authorizes the Judicial Conference of the United States to promulgate mandatory guidelines with respect to the management and administration of photographing, recording, broadcasting, or televising described in this Act.

What's happening now July 23, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2