Judicial Conference to Make Amendments to the United States Broadcasting Policy

The Judicial Conference of the United States (the federal court system’s policymaking body) recently voted to amend the temporary pandemic-related exception to its broadcasting policy to help courts maintain flexibility as they transition to post pandemic operations. Since 2020, the policy has allowed for the use of teleconferencing to enable members of the public and media to listen to civil and bankruptcy court proceedings. The amendment extends the exception for an additional 120 days after the Conference finds that the emergency conditions since the national emergency declared by the President no longer exist. The Conference’s announcement is available here.