Meanwhile, Durbin is reaching across the aisle in a bid to bring cameras to the nation's most important courtroom. Durbin has joined Republican Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa, the Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman, in offering legislation that calls for televising open proceedings of the Supreme Court. The bipartisan Cameras in the Courtroom Act would allow Justices to shut down the cameras if they believe coverage would violate the due process rights of or more parties appearing in court.