Open Up High Court to Cameras – NYTimes.com

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Opinion | Open Up High Court to Cameras

The benefits of increased access and transparency are many, and democracy’s first principles strongly support the people’s right to know how their government works.

Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/03/opinion/open-up-high-court-to-cameras.html?_r=1

TODAY, the nation welcomes back nine justices who toil quietly and, for the most part, outside public view. But there is no reason the public should be denied access to their consideration of and arguments about urgent questions — from global warming to health care — that affect us all. Cameras in the courtroom of the United States Supreme Court are long overdue.