Consumer Law

Should Congress force SCOTUS to allow cameras?

By Justinian Lane

I for one think it should.  Glad to know that none other than Senator Specter agrees.

"I believe Congress has the authority, should it choose to do so, to direct the Supreme Court to permit its proceedings to be televised," Specter said. "The Supreme Court, in a series of cases, has said the public has a right to know what is going on inside the courtroom, and that was the case which involved Richmond Newspapers. Well, in an electronic era, where the public gets so much of its information via television or via radio, there ought to be that access."

Source: Law.com - Specter on Supreme Court Cameras and Candidates

Full post as published by TortDeform.com on April 13, 2010 (boomark / email).