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Detailed Guide: First Circuit

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Districts Included: Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Puerto Rico, and Rhode Island

Same Procedures Apply to the District Courts? Yes

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Allows Cameras? No
Exceptions: None

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Audio or Video Webcast? Yes
Media Guide Available? No
Allows Cell Phones to Record Video? No

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According to the Judicial Conference of the United States and Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, Rule 53, members of the media may not record or broadcast video from First Circuit proceedings. Members of the media and the public can access recent oral argument recordings on the First Circuit website.

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Links: Authority
• Judicial Conference Committee Federal Pilot March 2016 Report
• Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, Rule 53, pg 64: Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited

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Links: Other
• Recent First Circuit Oral Arguments
• First Circuit Information for Public and Media
• Journalist’s Guide to the Federal Courts

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Last edited: December 14, 2022