News Articles on Cameras in the Court

Mediaite: POLL: Two-Thirds of All Americans Want Cameras in the Supreme Court (March 15, 2022)

Newsweek: Support for Supreme Court Term Limits Grows, Survey Shows (March 15, 2022)

Forbes: Most Americans Don't Think Supreme Court Acts In A 'Serious and Constitutional Manner' And Wants Reforms, Poll Finds (March 15, 2022)

Courthouse News: Americans want cameras at Supreme court, but live audio there is on life support (March 15, 2022)

Washington Post: At long last, the Supreme Court is going live on air (May 1, 2020)

Freedom Forum: C-SPAN and the Supreme Court’s big step toward live broadcast of arguments (May 1, 2020)

USA Today: Supreme Court makes historic change to hear oral arguments over the phone and stream them live (April 30, 2020)

Broadcasting & Cable: Sens. Seek Same-Day Audio From Supremes (July 2, 2018)

San Francisco Chronicle: Supreme Court: Let the cameras in (September 29, 2017)

Roll Call: New High Court Term, Same No-TV and Tape-Delay Rules (September 27, 2017)

Multichannel News: C-SPAN Covers Latest Trump Travel Ban Argument (May 15, 2017)

HuffPost: All Eyes, And Ears, Will Be On Donald Trump's Travel Ban Fight, Thanks To C-SPAN (April 27, 2017)

MinnPost: The Supreme Court's arguments should be televised (March 23, 2016)

Chicago Sun Times: Opinion: Cameras in Supreme Court would lift shroud of secrecy (March 1, 2016)

Daily Report: Georgia Supreme Court Justice: Cameras in Court Are No Big Deal (February 11, 2016)

ABA Journal: Supreme Court should make video of oral arguments available to public, ABA House urges (February 8, 2016)

Fox News Radio: Judge Judy: The Supreme Court Should Be Televised (November 9, 2015)

Washington Post (Editorial Board): End the ban on cameras (October 9, 2015)

Legal Times: Breyer, Colbert Spar Over Cameras in Supreme Court (September 15, 2015)
YouTube: The Late Show with Stephen Colbert: Justice Stephen Breyer Interview

Broadcasting & Cable: Study Shows Strong Support for Cameras in High Court (July 21, 2015)

Legal Times: Poll Finds Support for Supreme Court Term Limits, Camera Access; Allowing cameras in the court is more popular than ever, according to a new poll sponsored by C-SPAN (July 21, 2015)

Reason.com - June Edition: Cameras in the Court: Will allowing recording devices unleash the Supremes' inner Judge Judys? (May 1, 2015)

The Kansas City Star editorial: Let cameras into the U.S. Supreme Court for the gay marriage case (April 26, 2015)

New York Times Op-Ed: End the Supreme Court's Ban on Cameras (April 24, 2015)

Real Clear Politics: Poll: Public Displeased With Supreme Court (May 20, 2014)

The Hill: Poll: Most want cameras in the Supreme Court (May 7, 2014)

The Economist: They out to be in pictures (March 25, 2014)

USA TODAY Voices: High court avoids the camera's glare (March 25, 2014)

Orange County Register: Time to televise Supreme Court proceedings (March 18, 2014)

National Journal: Would Cameras turn the Supreme Court Into a Circus? (February 20, 2014)

Washington Post: At Supreme Court, tradition trumps technology, and transparency (October 27, 2013)

Politico: Panelists call for cameras at the Supreme Court (October 25, 2013)

USA TODAY: Supreme Court urged to open up (August 12, 2013)

SCOTUSblog: Senators try again on cameras in the courtroom (July 10, 2013)

National Journal: Television Cameras in the Supreme Court? (June 18, 2013)

Salon: Courtrooms are inaccessible by design (April 7, 2013)

LaCrosse Tribune: Our view: Allow cameras inside courtrooms (April 3, 2013)

USA TODAY: Televise Supreme Court hearings? Your Say (April 2, 2013)

The Hill: Cameras in the courtroom would benefit the public (April 2, 2013)

National Law Journal: The compelling case for cameras (April 1, 2013)

Las Vegas Review-Journal: Adelson asks to bar cameras from court because of 'security threat' (April 1, 2013)

Chicago Tribune: Audio delayed is audio denied -- high court should enter the 21st century and broadcast its arguments live (March 29, 2013)

Washington Post: The case for keeping cameras out of the Supreme Court (March 28, 2013)

Washington Examiner: 'Justices crack door to letting cameras in Supreme court' (March 14, 2013)

NYUNews: 'Video coverage should be allowed in Supreme Court proceeding' (February 22, 2013)

Los Angeles Times: 'Two new camera-shy Supreme Court justices' (February 21, 2013)

Post Star (NY) editorial: 'Editorial: Show us what really happens in court' (February 19, 2013)

National Law Journal: 'Sotomayor Now Opposes Cameras in the High Court' (February 15, 2013)

New York Times: As More Courts Allow Video, Justices Dig In Heels (February 15, 2013)

Dorf on Law: 'Cameras in Courtrooms' (February 19, 2013)

NY Magazine: 'Sonia Sotomayor No Longer Interested in Bringing Cameras Into the Supreme Court' (2/6/13)

SCOTUS TV: On Second Thought (September 11, 2012)

ABA Journal: Kagan Has Second Thoughts on Televised Arguments (September 10, 2012)

Salt Lake Tribune: Television belongs in the courtroom (May 2, 2012)

Salt Lake Tribune: Utah courts consider allowing TV cameras inside (April 30, 2012)

Daily Beast: Supreme Court Releases Same-Day Audio, But Forget TV (March 30, 2012)

Politico: Brian Lamb laments lack of SCOTUS cameras (March 30, 2012)

Washington Post: C-SPAN’s Brian Lamb, patiently pushing for cameras in Supreme Court (March 28, 2012)

The Hill: Leahy: Courts, cameras and the public's right to know (March 26, 2012)

The Hill: Hank Johnson: Supreme Court as reality TV is bad law (March 26, 2012)

Huffington Post: The Call For Cameras In The Courtroom (March 26, 2012)

Washington Post: Americans want Supreme Court arguments televised (March 26, 2012)

Boston Globe: Health care case highlights need for Supreme Court cameras (March 25, 2012)

Tampa Bay Times: Supreme Court arguments deserve live TV coverage (March 25, 2012)

Florida Times-Union: Should Supreme Court be televised? (March 24, 2012)

LA Times: Supreme Court should lift its blackout (March 22, 2012)

Huffington Post: The Case for Cameras in the Supreme Court (March 20, 2012)

Stateline: States slowly opening courts to cameras (February 9, 2012)

CNN: Put U.S. Supreme Court arguments on TV (February 2, 2012)

Warren Richey: 'Can Congress force Supreme Court to let in cameras?' (December 7, 2011)

Blog of Legal Times: 'Witnesses Doubt Congress' Authority to Impose Cameras on Supreme Court' (December 6, 2011)

Massachusetts Republican editorial: 'Time for 'Court TV' at the Supreme Court' (December 5, 2011)

NYT's Adam Liptak: 'Supreme Court TV? Nice Idea, but Still Not Likely' (Nov. 30, 2011)

Washington Post: 'End the ban on cameras in the Supreme Court' (Nov. 26, 2011)

Orlando Sentinel: 'High Court TV' (Nov. 26, 2011)

Time Magazine: 'Why Won't The Supreme Court Allow TV Cameras?' (Nov. 21, 2011)

Portland Oregonian: 'Cameras in court should be Supreme' (Nov. 20, 2011)

Charleston Daily Mail: 'Roberts should trust Lamb and C-SPAN to broadcast this historic hearing.' (Nov. 19, 2011)

Times editorial: New York 'Exceptional Court Coverage' (Nov. 18, 2011)

Blog of Legal Times: 'Supreme Court Is Asked to Allow Cameras for Health Care Arguments' (Nov. 16, 2011)

The Hill: 'C-SPAN asks Supreme Court to allow cameras for healthcare case' (Nov. 15, 2011)

SCOTUSblog: 'Plea for TV of health care hearings' (Nov. 15, 2011)

Huffington Post: 'C-SPAN Asks Supreme Court To Allow Cameras To Broadcast Oral Arguments About Health Care' (Nov. 15, 2011)

ABC News: 'C-SPAN Asks Supreme Court To Televise Health Care Arguments' (Nov. 15, 2011)

Arlen Specter op-ed in Philadelphia Inquirer: 'TV could boost Supreme Court's ratings' (Nov. 15, 2011)

Kenneth Starr op-ed in NYT: 'Open Up High Court to Cameras' (Oct. 3, 2011)

Legal Times: 'No Cameras Allowed for Scalia Speech at Duquesne' (Sept. 23, 2011)

Reynolds Courts & Media Law Journal: Modern Media in the Courts II - Cameras and Beyond (Summer 2011)

The Daily Record: 'Just where is the Supreme Court's jury box?' (August 11, 2011)

Politico: 'Court of luddites?' (June 27, 2011)

Wall Street Journal: 'Cameras Coming to Federal Court . . .' (June 9, 2011)

Legal Times: 'Restrictive Rules Announced for Federal Courts Camera Experiment' (June 8, 2011)

CQ Researcher: 'Should the Supreme Court permit live audio and video coverage?' (January 14, 2011)

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: 'State high court may televise arguments' (December 20, 2010)

New York Times: 'Civil Rights in California' (December 11, 2010)

San Francisco Chronicle: 'Same-sex marriage hearing to be shown on C-SPAN' (November 19, 2010)

The Atlantic: 'Cameras in the Supreme Court' (November 5, 2010)

Los Angeles Times: 'Justices willing to be heard but still unwilling to be seen in court' (October 6, 2010)

USA Today: '3 women on high court, and you missed it' (October 6, 2010)

Legal Times Blog: 'Supreme Court Will Release Argument Audio on Delayed Basis' (September 28, 2010)

Wall Street Journal: 'Notable and Quotable' (September 6, 2010)

The Hill: 'Stop the theater, let there be TV' (September 1, 2010)

LegalTimes: 'In Canada's Supreme Court, Cameras are No Big Deal' (August 31, 2010)

ReasonTV: 'Why Have Cameras Been in Katie Couric's Colon But Not The Supreme Court?' (August 4, 2010)

Fox News (video): 'Allow Cameras in the Supreme Court?' (August 3, 2010)

The Hill: 'Cameras in the Court' (July 30, 2010)

USA Today: 'Sen. Arlen Specter: 'Kagan did just enough to win my vote'' (July 15, 2010)

LA Times Top of the Ticket: 'So you want to be on TV? Obama's nominee Elena Kagan is good with cameras in the Supreme Court' (6/29/2010)

Huffington Post: 'Elena Kagan wants cameras in the Supreme Court Courtroom' (6/29/2010)

Mediabistro TVNewser: 'Elena Kagan Supports TV Cameras in Supreme Court' (6/29/2010)

Blog of Legal Times: 'Senate Committee Advances Federal Court Camera Access' (4/29/2010)

Washington Post: 'Supreme Court still resists pressure to televise proceedings' (4/19/2010)

Tony Mauro: 'At the Supreme Court, the Sound of Silence, Times Seven' (4/16/2010)

Ruth Marcus: 'Public is zero for seven at the Supreme Court' (4/15/2010)

Lyle Denniston: 'No audio on student rights argument; No tapes released this Term' (4/14/2010)

Washington Post Federal Eye: 'Elena Kagan: Cameras at the Supreme Court 'a terrific thing'' (6/29/2010)

Patricia Murphy/Politics Daily: 'Supreme Court May Be Coming To Television Near You' (4/29/2010)

Blog of Legal Times: 'Senate Committee Advances Federal Court Camera Access' (4/29/2010)

Washington Post: 'Supreme Court still resists pressure to televise proceedings' (4/19/2010)

Tony Mauro: 'At the Supreme Court, the Sound of Silence, Times Seven' (4/16/2010)

Ruth Marcus: 'Public is zero for seven at the Supreme Court' (4/15/2010)

Lyle Denniston: 'No audio on student rights argument; No tapes released this Term' (4/14/2010)

Techpresident: 'Report: SCOTUS Denies C-SPAN's Last Request for Same-Day Audio This Term' (4/14/2010)

St. Petersburg Times columnist Sue Carlton: 'TV cameras should be allowed in the U.S. Supreme Court' (3/19/2010)

Nat Hentoff op-ed: 'We citizens are still excluded from the Supreme Court' (3/17/2010)

Broadcasting Cable: 'Supreme Court Keeps Files Under Robes' (3/15/2010)

New York Times: Editorial - 'Your Reality TV' (3/13/2010)

National Law Journal: 'Poll Shows Public Support for Cameras at the High Court' (3/9/2010)

Blog of Legal Times: 'Judge Judy on Cameras in Federal Courts' (2/18/10)

Business Insider: 'Are Cameras In The Courtroom A Good Idea?' (1/12/10)

Vanity Fair column by Andrew Cohen: 'Could Supreme Court TV Make America Smarter?' (11/13/09)

Blog of Legal Times: 'Sen. Specter Introduces Resolution to Televise Supreme Court Proceedings' (11/5/09)

Arlen Specter op-ed: 'Accept more cases, TV coverage' (8/3/09)

Law Litigation Daily: 'Jonathan Sherman of Boies Schiller: Someday, There Will Be Cameras at the U.S. Supreme Court' (7/29/09)

Jacksonville Times-Union: 'Supreme Court: Open it up' (7/24/09)

IndayStar.com: A Difficult Case for Cameras (7/27/09)

Minnesota AP News: 'Panel Weighs Study On Impact Of Cameras In Courts' (7/24/09)

Staunton News Leader editorial: 'Court Belongs on TV' (7/23/09)

Watertown Daily Times editorial: 'Courtroom cameras: Sotomayor a voice in favor' (7/21/09)

USA Today article: 'Sotomayor: Put high court on TV' (7/20/09)

Reno Gazette-Journal: 'Editorial: Cameras in the Supreme Court would benefit justices, public' (7/20/09)

From Salisbury (MD) Daily Times: 'Court cameras' time has come: Broadcasts of Supreme Court proceedings are inevitable' (7/16/09)

techPresident article: 'Cameras in Court: Oyez or Oh No?' (7/15/09)

Toledo Blade editorial: 'Camera-shy justice' (7/12/09)

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette editorial: 'Camera-shy justice: The Supreme Court should be televised' (7/7/09)

TC Palm (Fort Pierce Florida) Editorial: 'Open U.S. Supreme Court to TV coverage' (7/7/09)

Columbus Dispatch editorial: 'Open to the public: U.S. Supreme Court should allow broadcast of oral arguments' (7/7/09)

Norfolk Virginian-Pilot editorial: 'Roll the cameras at Supreme Court' (7/7/09)

Reading Eagle editorial: 'It's time to bring Supreme Court into the 21st century' (7/7/09)

Massachusetts Metrowest Daily News Editorial: 'Put Supreme Court on TV' (7/7/09)

Minneapolis Star Tribune Editorial: 'Courtroom cameras in a YouTube age' (7/5/09)

Portland Oregonian editorial: 'Law and the lens' (7/4/09)

Houston Chronicle article: Texas on the Potomac: 'Cornyn, Sotomayor could play roles in high court TV drama' (7/3/09)

U.S. News & World Report: 'Sotomayor Should Push for Cameras in the Courtroom' (6/12/09)

Los Angeles Times Op-ed: 'Supreme Court TV' (6/11/09)

Washington Times: 'Chances slim for cameras in Supreme Court.' (6/9/09)