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,mr4 ,k+ ( ,i[a 7= himself1 ,mr4        
,*affetz1 ,ms4 ,l(gr51 & ,mr4 ,deut*7   
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill 
,to provide = m$ia cov]age ( ,f$]al c\rt
 proce$+s4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,sun%9e 9 ! ,c\rtroom   
,act ( #bjac4  #b4 ,f$]al appellate &   
di/rict c\rts  7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is   
section3  7#a7 ,presid+ judge ,! t]m    
presid+ judge means ! judge presid+ ov] 
! c\rt proce$+ conc]n$4 ,9 proce$+s 9   
:i* m ?an #a judge p>ticipates1 !       
presid+ judge %all be ! s5ior active    
judge s p>ticipat+ or1 9 ! case ( a     
circuit c\rt ( appeals1 ! s5ior active  
circuit judge s p>ticipat+1 except t--  
7,a7 9 en banc sitt+s ( any ,unit$      
,/ates circuit c\rt ( appeals1 ! presid+
 judge %all be ! *ief judge ( ! circuit 
:5ev] ! *ief judge p>ticipates2 &  7,b7 
9 en banc sitt+s ( ! ,supreme ,c\rt ( ! 

,unit$ ,/ates1 ! presid+ judge %all be !
 ,*ief ,ju/ice :5ev] ! ,*ief ,ju/ice    
p>ticipates4  7#b7 ,appellate c\rt ( !  
,unit$ ,/ates ,! t]m appellate c\rt ( ! 
,unit$ ,/ates means any ,unit$ ,/ates   
circuit c\rt ( appeals & ! ,supreme     
,c\rt ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7b7 ,au?ority 
( presid+ judge ,to all[ m$ia cov]age ( 
c\rt proce$+s  7#a7 ,au?ority (         
appellate c\rts  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,except z
 provid$ "u subp>agraph 7,b71 ! presid+ 
judge ( an appellate c\rt ( ! ,unit$    
,/ates may1 at ! discretion ( t judge1  
p]mit ! photograph+1 electronic record+1
 broadca/+1 or televis+ to ! public (   
any c\rt proce$+ ov] :i* t judge        
presides4  7,b7 ,exception ,! presid+   
judge %all n p]mit any action "u        
subp>agraph 7,a71 if--  7i7 9 ! case ( a
 proce$+ involv+ only ! presid+ judge1 t
 judge det]m9es ! action w\ld con/itute 
a violation ( ! due process rights ( any
 p>ty2 or  7ii7 9 ! case ( a proce$+    
involv+ ! p>ticipation ( m ?an #a judge1
 a majority ( ! judges p>ticipat+       

det]m9e t ! action w\ld con/itute a     
violation ( ! due process rights ( any  
p>ty4  7#b7 ,au?ority ( di/rict c\rts   
7,a7 ,9 g5]al  7i7 ,au?ority ,not)/&+   
any o!r provision ( law1 except z       
provid$ "u clause 7iii71 ! presid+ judge
 ( a di/rict c\rt ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates may1
 at ! discretion ( t judge1 p]mit !     
photograph+1 electronic record+1        
broadca/+1 or televis+ to ! public ( any
 c\rt proce$+ ov] :i* t judge presides4 
7ii7 ,obscur+ ( witnesses ,except z     
provid$ "u clause 7iii7--  7,i7 ^u !    
reque/ ( any witness 7o!r ?an a p>ty7 9 
a trial proce$+1 ! c\rt %all ord] ! face
 & voice ( ! witness to be disguis$ or  
o!rwise obscur$ 9 su* mann] z to r5d] ! 
witness unrecognizable = purposes (     
photograph+1 record+1 broadca/+1 or     
televis+ ! witness describ$ 9 clause    
7i72 &  7,,ii7 ! presid+ judge 9 a trial
 proce$+ %all in=m ea* witness :o is n a
 p>ty t ! witness has ! "r to reque/ !  
image & voice ( t witness to be obscur$ 
dur+ ! witness's te/imony4  7iii7       

,exception ,! presid+ judge %all n p]mit
 any action "u ?is subp>agraph if t     
judge det]m9es ! action w\ld con/itute a
 violation ( ! due process rights ( any 
p>ty4  7,b7 ,no m$ia cov]age ( jurors ,!
 presid+ judge %all n p]mit !           
photograph+1 electronic record+1        
broadca/+1 or televis+ ( any juror 9 a  
trial proce$+1 or ( ! jury selection    
process4  7#c7 ,int]locutory appeals    
b>r$ ,! decision ( ! presid+ judge "u   
?is subsection ( :e!r or n to p]mit1    
d5y1 or t]m9ate ! photograph+1          
electronic record+1 broadca/+1 or       
televis+ ( a c\rt proce$+ may n be      
*all5g$ ?r\gh an int]locutory appeal4   
7#d7 ,guidel9es ,! ,judicial ,conf]5ce (
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates may promulgate         
guidel9es ) respect to ! managem5t &    
adm9i/ration ( photograph+1 record+1    
broadca/+1 or televis+ describ$ "u      
p>agraphs 7#a7 & 7#b74  7#e7 ,sunset (  
di/rict c\rt au?ority ,! au?ority "u    
p>agraph 7#b7 %all t]m9ate ^u !         
expiration ( ! #c-ye> p]iod beg9n+ on ! 

date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7#f7     
,proc$ures ,9 ! int]e/s ( ju/ice &      
fairness1 ! presid+ judge ( ! c\rt 9 :i*
 m$ia use is desir$ has discretion to   
promulgate rules & discipl9>y measures =
 ! c\rtroom use ( any =m ( m$ia or m$ia 
equipm5t & ! acquisition or di/ribution 
( any ( ! images or s\nds obta9$ 9 !    
c\rtroom4 ,! presid+ judge %all also h  
discretion to require writt5 ackn[l$gm5t
 ( ! rules by anyone individually or on 
behalf ( any entity be=e be+ all[$ to   
acquire any images or s\nds f !         
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