The U.S. Supreme Court won’t allow cameras into oral arguments...
The U.S. Supreme Court won’t allow cameras into oral arguments about the national healthcare law, the court said Friday. The court has never allowed reporters to bring cameras or tape recorders inside the court, and won’t make an exception for…
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the March 26-28 case, it said. However, SCOTUS will post audio recordings and transcripts the same day as the case on the court’s website, www.supremecourt.gov, it said. The Senate Judiciary Committee has been pushing to require cameras in the high court by law and approved such a bill (S-1945) in February (CD Feb 10 p3). Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., praised the court’s decision to expedite posting of audio recordings but said he'd rather the court permit cameras and have live audio streaming. “Decisions made at the Supreme Court impact the lives of millions of Americans,” Leahy said. “Just as Vermonters can follow the actions of their elected representatives in Washington on C-SPAN and through webcasts on the Internet, so, too, should they be able to follow the public proceedings of the highest court in the land.” Ranking Member Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, agreed: “Every American should have the opportunity to see and hear this landmark case as it plays out, not just the select few allowed in the courtroom.” C-SPAN will air the SCOTUS audio recordings as soon as they are released, it said Friday. But the cable network is “disappointed that the Court has rejected C-SPAN’s request for TV camera coverage of the oral arguments in this landmark case,” it said. “We continue to believe allowing video coverage of Supreme Court oral arguments is in the public’s best interest."