Eleventh Circuit to Begin Posting Audio

The federal Eleventh Circuit of Appeals -- which handles appeals from federal courts in Alabama, Florida and Georgia -- has told the Free Law Project that it will soon being posting audio recordings of all oral arguments.

Third Circuit May Join Video Party

According to Howard J. Bashman, the federal Third Circuit Court of Appeals, which is based in Philadelphia and hears appeals from federal cases in Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and the Virgin Islands, is working on putting video of all of its oral arguments on YouTube.

The Experiment Ends: With What Result?

The federal courts have announced the end of the four-year experiment in which selected federal cases were recorded with video cameras and the videos posted online. The next step, according to the Judicial Conference, will be the creation of a camera policy for all federal courts, possibly at a meeting in March.

Hear Ye, Hear Ye!: Some Federal Courts Post Audio Recordings Online

cross posted at the Digital Media Law Project
While the propriety of video and photography equipment in federal courts is subject of ongoing debate and testing, a number of federal bankruptcy courts and three federal district courts make audio recordings of their proceedings available to the public for a nominal fee.