Local Rule 5073-1: PHOTOGRAPHY, RECORDING DEVICES, AND BROADCASTING
Bankr. E.D. Va. — General rule
RULE 5073-1 PHOTOGRAPHY, RECORDING DEVICES, AND BROADCASTING
(A) Photographs and Electronic Recordings: Except with the express written permission of the Court, photography, electronic recording, videotaping and broadcasting are not permitted in the courtroom and its environs during the progress of or in connection with judicial proceedings, whether or not court is actually in session.
(B) Definition of "Environs": "Environs," as used in this Local Bankruptcy Rule, shall include any floor on which any courtroom or hearing room is located, including all hallways, stairways, windows and elevators immediately adjacent to any such floor.
(C) Exception: With the written permission of the Court and of the party or parties to be photographed, pictures may be taken of any permanent occupant of any office within the environs aforesaid when court is not in session.