S. 1133 — Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2025

This section authorizes the presiding judge of any federal appellate or district court to permit photographing, electronic recording, broadcasting, or televising of proceedings at the judge’s discretion, except when a due process violation would result. It requires the Judicial Conference to issue mandatory guidelines within 6 months for obscuring vulnerable witnesses (including crime victims, minors, and protected witnesses), bars coverage of jurors and attorney-client conferences, allows judges to obscure individuals for safety or justice reasons, and terminates district court authority after 3 years.