Senators Patrick Leahy (D) and Charles Grassley (R) recently sent a letter to U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, urging the Court to consider a live television broadcast of the delivery of its health care decision. According to the senators, permitting a live television broadcast would "bolster public confidence in our judicial system and in the decisions of the Court." A coalition of news organizations previously sent a letter containing a similar request for live audio access to the announcement of the decision. The court did not grant requests by C-SPAN and Senator Grassley for live television coverage of the health care oral arguments in March. A decision from the court on the merits of the case is expected by the end of this month.
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