Rule 1-10B. Media Coverage of Court Proceedings; In General

(a) The broadcasting, televising, recording or photographing by the media of court proceedings and trials in the Superior Court should be allowed subject to the limitations set out in this section and in Sections 1-11A through 1-11C, inclusive.

(b) No broadcasting, televising, recording or photographing of any of the following proceedings shall be permitted:

(1) Family relations matters as defined in General Statutes § 46b-1;

(2) Juvenile matters as defined in General Statutes § 46b-121;

(3) Except as provided in subsection (q) of Section 1-11C, proceedings involving sexual assault;

(4) Proceedings involving trade secrets;

(5) In jury trials, all proceedings held in the absence of the jury unless the trial court determines that such coverage does not create a risk to any party's rights or other fair trial risks under the circumstances;

(6) Proceedings which must be closed to the public to comply with the provisions of state law;

(7) Any proceeding that is not held in open court on the record.

(c) No broadcasting, televising, recording or photographic equipment permitted under these rules shall be operated during a recess in the trial.

(d) No broadcasting, televising, recording or photographing of conferences involving counsel and the trial judge at the bench or involving counsel and their clients shall be permitted.

(e) There shall be no broadcasting, televising, recording or photographing of the process of jury selection nor of any juror.

Committee Notes

amended June 20, 2011, to take effect Jan. 1, 2012; amended June 26, 2020, to take effect Jan. 1, 2021.) COMMENTARY—2014: The Judicial Branch may provide, at its discretion, within a court facility, a contemporaneous closed-circuit video transmission of any court proceeding for the benefit of media or other spectators, and such a transmis- sion shall not be considered broadcasting or televising by the media under this rule. COMMENTARY—2021: The changes to this section and to Section 1-11C permit the judicial authority to allow media coverage of a homicide case involving sexual assault, provided that the victim's family affirmatively consents to such coverage. If any member of the victim's family objects to such coverage or if the victim's family cannot be identified or located, the judicial authority should not allow such coverage.