US · rules
D.S.D. Crim. LR 24.2
Restrictions on Photographing or Interviewing Jurors
A. Photographing Jurors. To protect the integrity and independence of
jurors, no person may photograph or attempt to photograph any juror,
grand or petit, without the express approval of the individual juror or the
express approval of the presiding judge. This restriction also protects grand
jury witnesses. No one other than a juror may photograph or otherwise
record his or her motor vehicle or motor vehicle license. Leaflets or other
juror information pamphlets may not be given to a juror or placed in any
place where a juror might reasonably be expected to obtain the printed
matter. Such action may constitute an unlawful attempt to influence,
intimidate, or impede a juror or witness, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1503 and
18 U.S.C. § 1510.
B. Interviewing Jurors. No one may contact any juror before or during the
juror=s service on a case. The parties, their lawyers and anybody acting on
their behalf must seek and obtain permission from the district judge who
tried the case before contacting a juror after the juror served on the case.
Provenance
- Source
- www.sdd.uscourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-18
- Edition
- fed-district-2026-09-19
- Content hash
1066dc9ede4cc6b5773b3bad0900cbe3802242cf7f6c265ffa546c83908a90a2
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