Terrorist Victims' Courtroom Access Act

Terrorist Victims' Courtroom Access Act - Directs the trial court, in order to permit victims of crimes associated with the September 11, 2001, terrorist acts to watch proceedings in the criminal case against Zacarias Moussaoui, to order closed circuit televising of the proceedings to locations in Northern Virginia, Los Angeles, New York City, Boston, Newark, San Francisco, and such other locations the court determines are reasonably necessary for viewing by victims who have a compelling viewing interest but are unable to travel to the location of the trial.

Applies relevant provisions of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 to the televising of court proceedings under this Act.

[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1858 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1858

   To permit the closed circuit televising of the criminal trial of 
         Zacarias Moussaoui for the victims of September 11th.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

            December 19 (legislative day, December 18), 2001

 Mr. Allen (for himself and Mr. Kerry) introduced the following bill; 
  which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
   To permit the closed circuit televising of the criminal trial of 
         Zacarias Moussaoui for the victims of September 11th.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Terrorist Victims' Courtroom Access 
Act''.

SEC. 2. TELEVISING OF THE TRIAL OF ZACARIAS MOUSSAOUI FOR THE VICTIMS 
              OF SEPTEMBER 11TH.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any provision of the Federal Rules 
of Criminal Procedure to the contrary, in order to permit victims of 
crimes associated with the terrorist acts of September 11, 2001 to 
watch criminal trial proceedings in the criminal case against Zacarias 
Moussaoui, the trial court in that case shall order closed circuit 
televising of the proceedings to convenient locations, including 
Northern Virginia, Los Angeles, New York City, Boston, Newark, and San 
Francisco, for viewing by those victims the court determines have a 
compelling interest in doing so and are otherwise unable to do so by 
reason of the inconvenience and expense of traveling to the location of 
the trial.
    (b) Procedures.--Except as provided in subsection (a), the terms 
and restrictions of section 235 of the Antiterrorism and Effective 
Death Penalty Act of 1996 (42 U.S.C. 10608) shall apply to the 
televising of court proceedings under this section.
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