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S 1207 113th Congress Senate

Cameras in the Courtroom Act

Official title: A bill to permit the televising of Supreme Court proceedings.

Introduced: June 20, 2013 Introduced by: Durbin, Richard J. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
Law Broadcasting, cable, digital technologiesDue process and equal protectionSupreme CourtTelevision and film
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Jun 20, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4795)
Jun 20, 2013
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action June 20, 2013

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4795)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Cameras in the Courtroom Act - 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 involved.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 96 Identical bill Cameras in the Courtroom Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 2 Republican 2
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Jun 20, 2013
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Jun 20, 2013
 R
Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Jun 20, 2013
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Jun 20, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1207: Cameras in the Courtroom Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-1207/
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"S. 1207: Cameras in the Courtroom Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-1207/.
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S. 1207, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-1207/.
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