A new bipartisan bill would require all open sessions of the Supreme Court to be televised, with exceptions for due process. If the court has nothing to hide, it should be on board. (via Deadline: Legal Blog)
. But a new bipartisan bill in Congress would change that. While it’s pathetic that it would take a law to force the justices to allow the public to watch their public work, if that’s what it takes, then so be it.is part of a long-running effort, often resisted by the justices, to bring the court into something resembling the 21st century. It was only recently that the court began livestreamingBut there’s no reason to think that the court would allow video unless forced.
Rulings made by Justices in our nation’s highest court impact the lives of every American, regardless of zip code. We see an ever-apparent interest for the American people to be able to witness the highest court’s proceedings, from seemingly routine sessions to oral arguments in high-profile cases like Dobbs and Bruen, for example.
Proponents of the cloistered status quo argue that streaming video of arguments could affect how people behave during them, as well as cause the media to take the justices out of context.
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