Brandy Renée McMillion

Courtwide

Civil Remote Testimony

In federal district-court civil proceedings, testimony is ordinarily taken in open court; remote contemporaneous testimony requires good cause in compelling circumstances and appropriate safeguards.

For good cause in compelling circumstances and with appropriate safeguards, the court may permit testimony in open court by contemporaneous transmission from a different location.

Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court ↗

Courtwide

Criminal Recording And Broadcasting

Federal district courts may not permit courtroom photography or broadcasting during criminal judicial proceedings unless a statute or another federal rule provides an exception.

Except as otherwise provided by a statute or these rules, the court must not permit the taking of photographs in the courtroom during judicial proceedings or the broadcasting of judicial proceedings from the courtroom.

Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited ↗

Brandy Renée McMillion

Brandy Renée McMillion at a glance

Available research

AI abuse cases

Jane Doe, et al. v. Lincoln Consolidated Schools, et al.

Biography

Professional career

Education

Courtroom rules and guidance

Civil Remote Testimony

Criminal Recording And Broadcasting

Sources

Federal Judicial Center biography

Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court

Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited