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Let people see on TV how their justice system operates |
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Chabot backs cameras in court
Bill gives federal judges authority to allow TV coverage
by Malia Rulon
http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051114/NEWS01/511140333
WASHINGTON
Civic-minded Cincinnatians who want to know what
their government is up to can watch House and Senate
proceedings and White House press briefings on
C-SPAN, or get the low-down on City Hall and County
Commissioner meetings on CitiCable.
But the Supreme Court and most federal courtroom
dealings are off-limits - something U.S. Rep. Steve
Chabot, R-Westwood, wants to change.
"Allowing television cameras in federal courts will open
up the judiciary and allow the American people to see
how their justice system operates," Chabot said in a
statement. "This is a good public policy if you are a
believer in open and accountable government."
A courtroom security bill prompted by several recent
attacks on judges and their families sailed through the
House Wednesday on a 375-45 vote.
The measure included a provision from Chabot that
would give federal judges the authority to allow television
cameras into civil and criminal trials and appeals.
Current judicial standards prohibit cameras from U.S. District courts but give judges
at U.S. appellate courts the authority to allow TV coverage. However, only the 2nd
Circuit in New York City and 9th Circuit in San Francisco - not the 6th Circuit in
Cincinnati - do so.
All 50 states allow some form of televised coverage on the state level.
Chabot's bill would allow federal courts - including the Supreme Court - to determine
whether to open a proceeding to TV cameras.
It's a measure the area lawmaker has pushed since 1997.
Yet while it has been popular in the House, it's never been voted on in the Senate,
where lawmakers have expressed concerns.
That could change this year, after a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the
measure last week drew support from Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa., the panel's chairman,
who said opening the high court to cameras would be "an enormously useful tool for
public understanding."
Henry Schleiff, chairman and CEO of Court TV, said the fact that cameras are allowed
into more state courts shows that there is a growing consensus that having cameras in
courtrooms serves the public interest. "All citizens - not just the print press or
those few who can fit into a courtroom - should be able to watch their judicial
system in action," he said.
C-SPAN chief executive Brian Lamb agreed, saying the public's knowledge of the U.S.
court system has suffered because of the lack of TV coverage.
Still, the bill must get past the White House, which has warned that such a policy
could influence court proceedings or compromise the security of witnesses.
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