Just a Matter of Time? Video Cameras at the United States Supreme Court and the State Supreme Courts

The long-running debate over webcasting and broadcasting oral arguments in the Supreme Court of the United States has recently moved to the United States Senate.'As the material collected in this article suggests, all indications are that the Supreme Court will continue to drag its heels on the subject.In marked contrast, however, state supreme courts have blazed a * Associate Justice, Arkansas Supreme Court.I am very appreciative of my staff, who ably assisted me in doing research for this article: my law clerks, Tasha Taylor and Jennifer Flinn, my administrative assistant, Martha Patton, and my intern, Rachel Phillips.I am also indebted to John Stewart and Jack Garvey of the Arkansas Supreme Court's Administrative Office of the Courts, and to Judy Johnson, the Arkansas Supreme Court's Appellate Review Attorney, for their work on this project.1.I use the term "webcast" for those states that send live video to court websites.I use the term "broadcast" for those states that send video to third parties like educational television stations for broadcasting