First Circuit Panel Says to Permit Some Trial Court Broadcasts

The First Circuit should update its broadcast policy to allow district and bankruptcy courts to adopt rules permitting live streaming of proceedings for remote public access, according to a report released by the court.

The report, issued by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit’s post-pandemic operations committee, recommended a policy that district courts and bankruptcy courts within the circuit aren’t prohibited “from adopting local rules to permit a court’s broadcasting of civil proceedings” for remote access as long as those rules don’t run afoul of federal law. The report also recommends a ban on third-party broadcasts remain ...