Supreme Court: No Live Streaming Of Oral Arguments

By Kayleigh Harvey - Talk Radio News Service

In response to a question by Congressman John Culberson (R-TX), at the House Appropriations Committee Meeting on the Supreme Court budget for the fiscal year 2010, about whether the Supreme Court would consider showing posting video of their oral arguments on their website for the public to see, Justice Clarence Thomas said, "We have discussed that, and discussed it and discussed it." In concluding his point he hinted that their was disagreement amongst the Supreme Justices' on whether this change would be harmful to the institution.
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Justice Thomas argues against cameras in the Supreme Court

Justice Thomas of the U.S. Supreme Court, testifying before a House Appropriations Committee hearing on the Supreme Court's budget request, responds to a question from Congressman Bonner (R-AR), says that he does not see what positive effect cameras in the Supreme Court chambers would have. He says that oral arguments are active enough already, and he cites Anna Nicole Smith's case in the Court as an example of the danger of personalities becoming more important than the substantive issues. (1:22)
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