In the United States’ currently divided political atmosphere, no one is a stranger to hearing controversy surrounding Donald Trump and the 2020 Presidential Election. From the storming of the Capital on January 6th to the alleged tampering of the 2020 election, Americans have grown accustomed to the former president’s controversial actions and ideologies. Given the highly polarized state of current politics, it is no surprise that millions of politically-engaged Americans have been anxiously awaiting news regarding the former President’s trial for his actions. There is one small problem, however: Americans are not sure if they will be able to watch the court case on television.

Currently, with limited exceptions, the broadcasting of federal court criminal proceedings is prohibited. While many federal court cases are important to Americans, individuals argue that the censoring of this court case would rob American voters of information that may heavily influence their vote.

Recently, NBC News and a coalition of over nineteen news broadcasting and press advocacy groups have voiced their opinion on the broadcasting. They claim that censoring United States citizens of a trial involving a frontrunner in the upcoming 2024 election is unconstitutional.

As a result of the backlash surrounding the federal law prohibiting federal criminal proceeding broadcast, the judge of the case has asked Trump and his lawyers if they want the case on national television. U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan requested that Trump’s lawyers give their response by November 10th.

Trump, accused of attempting to overthrow the 2020 election, is scheduled to stand trial in March of 2024.