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S.D. W. Va. LR Cr P 53.1

Photography in and Broadcasting from the Courtroom

activein force · 2026-09-19 – presentact-effective-date

The taking or transmitting of photographs by any means or device in the courtroom, or in the corridors immediately adjacent, during judicial proceedings or during any recess, and the transmitting or sound recording of proceedings by radio, television, wireless device, land-line device, or other device is not permitted. Upon approval of the court and under its supervision, proceedings, other than judicial proceedings, designed and conducted as ceremonies, such as administering oaths of office to appointed officials of the court, presentation of portraits, naturalization proceedings, and similar ceremonial occasions, may be photographed in or broadcast from the courtroom.

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www.wvsd.uscourts.gov
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2026-09-18
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fed-district-2026-09-19
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66a42675a4257ac1d22462610f420366c6b78180afdb4c3594c3153624231087
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