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1 | Audio and Video Broadcast Policies in Federal Appeals Courts | ||||
2 | Fix the Court | December 21, 2020 | ||||
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4 | Court | Pre-pandemic audio policy for oral argument | Pre-pandemic video policy for oral argument | Is the circuit livestreaming audio or video of oral arugment during pandemic? | When was the last time the circuit livestreamed an argument? When's the next one? |
5 | 1st | Same-day audio | Not allowed | Yes, audio, via its YouTube channel | The last audio livestream was on Dec. 10. The next audio livestream is scheduled for Jan. 4. |
6 | 2nd | Same-day audio | Has allowed C-SPAN to film about one argument per year since end of 1996 pilot; most recent, Mar. 26, 2019, on Trump blocking Twitter users; also has closed-circuit cameras | Yes, audio, via a media player embedded on the court's website | The last audio livestream was on Dec. 18. The next audio livestream is scheduled for Jan. 5. |
7 | 3rd | Same-day audio | Has video-recorded 74 arguments since Jan. 2017 policy change allowing video; most recent, Sept. 30, 2020, recorded via Zoom | Yes, audio, via its YouTube channel (even when there's video, only the audio is livestreamed) | The last audio livestream was on Dec. 16, and the next audio livestream is scheduled for Jan. 5. |
8 | 4th | Next-day audio | Not allowed | Yes, audio, via its YouTube channel | The last audio livestream was on Dec. 11. The next audio livestream is scheduled for Jan. 25 |
9 | 5th | Same-day audio | Not allowed | Yes, audio; a media link is typically posted in the argument day's calendar page on the court's website | The last audio livestream was on Dec. 11. The next audio livestream is scheduled for Jan. 5. |
10 | 6th | Same-day audio | Not allowed | Yes, audio, via its YouTube channel | The last audio livestream was on Dec. 16. The next audio livestream is scheduled for Jan. 11. |
11 | 7th | Same-day audio | Has recorded three arguments since Sept. 2018 policy change allowing video; most recent was Feb. 26, 2020 | Yes, audio, via its YouTube channel | The last audio livestream was on Dec. 16. The next audio livestream is scheduled for Jan. 5. |
12 | 8th | Same-day audio | Not allowed | Yes, audio, via a dial-in number provided on the court's homepage on argument day | The last audio livestream was on Dec. 18. The next audio livestream is scheduled for Jan. 11. |
13 | 9th | Routinely allows live audio | Routinely allows live video | Yes, video (audio always included, of course), via its YouTube channel, which is also embedded on its website | The last video livestream was on Dec. 16. The next video livestream is scheduled for Jan. 11. |
14 | 10th | Same-day audio | Not allowed | Yes, audio, via its YouTube channel | The last audio livestream was on Dec. 14. The next audio livestream is scheduled for Jan. 7. |
15 | 11th | Same-day audio | Not allowed | Yes, audio for some arguments via its Vimeo channel, and video for other arguments via the same Vimeo channel; sometimes two streams are going at once | The last audio livestream was on Dec. 18. The last video livestream was on Dec. 18. The next audio livestream is scheduled for Jan. 11. |
16 | D.C. | As of Sept. 2018, permits live audio for all cases not under seal | Has closed-circuit cameras in courtroom but hasn't broadcasted cases | Yes, audio, via its YouTube channel | The last audio livestream was on Dec. 16. The next audio livestream is scheduled for Jan. 7. |
17 | Fed. | Same-day audio | Has closed-circuit cameras in courtroom but hasn't broadcasted cases | Yes, audio, via a dial-in number | The last audio livestream was on Dec. 11. The next audio livestream is scheduled for Jan. 4. |
18 | S.C. | End-of-week audio, same-day audio 27 times in 20 years | Not allowed | Yes, audio, via a network pool, which C-SPAN posts for each argument | The last audio livestream was on Dec. 9. The next livestream is scheduled for Jan. 11. |