NYT editorial: Your Reality TV

In a new poll, more than 60 percent of respondents said televising Supreme Court proceedings would be good for democracy. We agree, but the court seems determined to keep its work out of the public’s eye.
Since 1988, C-Span — which broadcasts Congressional debates, White House news conferences, think tank panels, and all manner of Washington necessities and some oddities — has been asking the Supreme Court for access. The court has consistently refused. When the cable network asked

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