Hoping to stem the use of electronic devices in courtrooms, District of Columbia Superior Court Chief Judge Lee Satterfield issued a new administrative order (PDF) on Wednesday outlining an official court policy.
The court already has rules against bringing in sound or video recorders, but advances in technology that make it possible to record on nontraditional devices –- phones and computers, for instance –- meant that a new policy was necessary, Satterfield wrote.
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