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S. 721

A bill to allow media coverage of court proceedings.

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.

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 his or her right to make such request.

Authorizes the Judicial Conference of the United States to promulgate advisory guidelines to which a presiding judge may refer in making decisions regarding the management and administration of photographing, recording, broadcasting, or televising described in this Act.

Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts. Hearings held.

Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA](R-IA)Sponsor
7 cosponsors4 D3 R
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  1. Committee

    Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts. Hearings held.

    Administrative Oversight and the Courts Subcommittee
  2. IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

    Judiciary Committee
  3. IntroReferralB00100

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3448-3449)

  4. IntroReferral10000

    Introduced in Senate