A seasoned U.S. Supreme Court advocate and a top federal judge on Tuesday expressed concern about a bill that would require the Court to allow video coverage of its proceedings, expressing doubt about Congress’ authority to order the high court to end its ban on cameras.
Speaking during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, Maureen Mahoney, founder of the Latham & Watkins Supreme Court and appellate practice, and Chief Judge Anthony Scirica of the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, said the legislation that senators Richard Durbin, D-Ill., and Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, introduced on Monday raises constitutional questions concerning the separation of powers. The decision to bring cameras inside the Court chamber should be left to the justices, they said.
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