Bill Opening Supreme Court to Cameras Heads to Senate Floor

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Bill Opening Supreme Court to Cameras Heads to Senate Floor

The Supreme Court may soon have its own YouTube channel if the Senate gets its way. The Senate Judiciary Committee approved legislation Thursday that would require the Supreme Court to televise its proceedings.

via WIRED: http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/02/scotus-television-cameras/all/1?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+wired27b+%28Blog+-+27B+Stroke+6+%28Threat+Level%29%29

“That’s why this bill is necessary: It offers Americans access to the highest court in the land. According to a poll released last year, 62 percent of Americans believe that they hear too little about the workings of the Supreme Court, ” Grassley said. “Two-thirds of Americans want to know more. What could be a better source of the workings of the Supreme Court than the Supreme Court itself?”

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