H.R. 2155 · 108th Congress
To allow media coverage of court proceedings.
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Steve Chabot
- Introduced
- 2003-05-20
- Latest action
- 2003-06-25 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.
Summary
Authorizes: (1) the presiding judge of a U.S. appellate or district court to permit the photographing, electronic recording, broadcasting, or televising to the public of court proceedings; and (2) the Judicial Conference of the United States to promulgate advisory guidelines for the management and administration of such coverage. Directs: (1) the district court, upon the request of any witness in a trial proceeding other than a party, to order the witness's face and voice to be disguised or otherwise obscured to the broadcast audience; and (2) the presiding judge to inform each witness of his or her right to make such request.