D. Kan. Rule 83.2.1

Except for devices used in connection with official court records, the following are

prohibited in the courthouse: (1) radio or television broadcasting; and (2) the use of reproduction

or recording equipment that is (a) photographic, (b) electronic, or (c) mechanical. Ceremonial

proceedings such as the administration of oaths of office to appointed officials of the court,

naturalization, and presentation of portraits or awards may be photographed in or broadcast from

the courtroom, only with permission and under the supervision of the court. This rule does not

apply to employees who work in the courthouse, or to use of courtrooms by other government

agencies.

There is a limited exception to the ban on recording and publication of district court

proceedings as set forth in these rules for district judges participating in a pilot program established

by the Judicial Conference of the United States in March 2020 (JCUS-MAR. 2020, p. 9) to evaluate

streaming of live audio of oral arguments in civil cases.

Any recording and broadcasting conducted pursuant to the pilot program must comply with

the program guidelines issued by the Judicial Conference Committee on Court Administration and

Case Management, pursuant to the pilot program (available at www.uscourts.gov).

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As amended 4/12/21, 9/1/11, 3/17/05 (formerly Amended D. Kan. S.O. 04-2), 9/28/87.