List of courts which publish audio or video of arguments

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Courtroom photographing, videotaping and broadcasting is restricted in many jurisdictions. The law varies from limited film and electronic media coverage in some countries, to a complete ban in others. This is a list of courts which publish live streams or recordings of arguments.


PlaceLevelCourtLive broadcastRecording
CountrySubdivisionNameAbbrev.VideoAudioLive captionsVideoAudioTranscript
International Int'l. Ct. of Justice ICJ webtv.un.org & icj-cij.org  ? ? icj-cij.org & YT @UnitedNations  ? icj-cij.org
International Int'l. Criminal Ct. ICC icc-cpi.int  ? ? YT @IntlCriminalCourt  ? icc-cpi.int
Australia Supreme, High High Ct. of Austl. HCA hcourt.gov.au  ? ? hcourt.gov.au  ? ?
Philippines Supreme Sup. Ct. of the Phil.  ? YT @SupremeCourtPh & sc.judiciary.gov.ph  ? ? YT @SupremeCourtPh & sc.judiciary.gov.ph  ? ?
Singapore Appellate, Trial High Ct. of Singapore SGHC ? ? ? YT @SingaporeCourts  ? ?
United Kingdom Supreme Sup. Ct. of the U.K. SCUK supremecourt.uk  ?CC in video YT @UKSupremeCourt  ? ?
United Kingdom England & Wales Appellate Ct. of App. (E&W), Civil Division, Court 74EWCA (Civil), Ct. 74 YT @CourtOfAppeal-CivilDivisio3851  ? ? YT @CourtOfAppeal-CivilDivisio3851  ? ?
United States Supreme Sup. Ct. of the U.S. U.S. Sup. Ct.No supremecourt.gov & Oyez supremecourt.gov & Oyez
United States First Circuit Appellate (federal) U.S. Ct. of App. for the 1st Cir. 1st Cir.No ?NoNo ca1.uscourts.gov No
United States Second Circuit Appellate (federal) U.S. Ct. of App. for the 2nd Cir. 2nd Cir.No ca2.uscourts.gov No C-SPAN (limited) ca2.uscourts.gov No
United States Third Circuit Appellate (federal) U.S. Ct. of App. for the 3rd Cir. 3rd Cir. C-SPAN (limited) YT @USCourtsCA3 C-SPAN video page (limited) ca3.uscourts.gov (sometimes); C-SPAN (limited) ca3.uscourts.gov C-SPAN video page (limited)
United States Fourth Circuit Appellate (federal) U.S. Ct. of App. for the 4th Cir. 4th Cir.No @4thCirc & ca4.uscourts.gov No C-SPAN (limited) ca4.uscourts.gov No
United States Fifth Circuit Appellate (federal) U.S. Ct. of App. for the 5th Cir. 5th Cir. C-SPAN (limited) ca5.uscourts.gov C-SPAN video page (limited) C-SPAN (limited) ca5.uscourts.gov & YT @USCourtsCA5 C-SPAN video page (limited)
United States Sixth Circuit Appellate (federal) U.S. Ct. of App. for the 6th Cir. 6th Cir.No ca6.uscourts.gov No C-SPAN (limited) ca6.uscourts.gov No
United States Seventh Circuit Appellate (federal) U.S. Ct. of App. for the 7th Cir. 7th Cir. C-SPAN (limited) YT @CourtOfAppeals7thCircuit413 C-SPAN video page (limited) ca7.uscourts.gov & C-SPAN (limited) YT @CourtOfAppeals7thCircuit413 & media.ca7.uscourts.gov C-SPAN video page (limited)
United States Eighth Circuit Appellate (federal) U.S. Ct. of App. for the 8th Cir. 8th Cir.No ca8.uscourts.gov No
United States Ninth Circuit Appellate (federal) U.S. Ct. of App. for the 9th Cir. 9th Cir. YT @9thCirc & ca9.uscourts.gov (full); C-SPAN (limited)NoC-SPAN video page (limited) YT @9thCirc & ca9.uscouts.gov (full); C-SPAN (limited) ca9.uscouts.gov C-SPAN video page (limited)
United States Tenth Circuit Appellate (federal) U.S. Ct. of App. for the 10th Cir. 10th Cir.No YT @TheU.S.CourtOfAppealsForTh362 NoNo ca10.uscourts.gov No
United States Eleventh Circuit Appellate (federal) U.S. Ct. of App. for the 11th Cir. 11th Cir. ca11.uscourts.gov (full) & C-SPAN (limited)NoC-SPAN video page (limited) C-SPAN (limited) ca11.uscourts.gov C-SPAN video page (limited)
United States Distinct of Columbia Circuit Appellate (federal) U.S. Ct. of App. for the D.C. Cir. D.C. Cir.No YT @USCourtsCADC No C-SPAN (limited) cadc.uscourts.gov C-SPAN video page (limited)
United States Federal Circuit Appellate (federal) U.S. Ct. of App. for the Fed. Cir. Fed. Cir.No YT @USCourtsCAFC NoNo cafc.uscourts.gov No
United States California Supreme (state) Sup. Ct. of Cal. Cal. Sup. Ct. ? ? ?YT @CaliforniaCourts 1st & 2nd playlists (limited) ? ?
United States Florida Supreme (state) Sup. Ct. of Fla. Fla. Sup. Ct. ? ? ? C-SPAN (limited) ?C-SPAN video page (limited)
United States Mississippi Supreme (state) Sup. Ct. of Miss. Miss. Sup. Ct. ? ? ? ? ? ?
United States New Jersey Supreme (state) Sup. Ct. of N.J. N.J. Sup. Ct. ? ? ? njcourts.gov  ? ?
United States New York Supreme (state) N.Y. Ct. of App. N.Y. Sup. Ct. [lower-alpha 1] nycourts.gov & YT @NewYorkStateCourtOfAppeals7445 No nycourts.gov & YT @NewYorkStateCourtOfAppeals7445 No nycourts.gov
United States West Virginia Supreme (state) Sup. Ct. of App. of W. Va. W. Va. Sup. Ct. YT @WVSupremeCourt (limited) +1 304 558 1313  ? YT @WVSupremeCourt (limited) ? ?
  1. New York State has an unusual naming convention. Its lowest court is called "Supreme Court"; its intermediate appellate courts are called "Appellate Division of the Supreme Court"; and its apex court (what most other systems call the Supreme Court) is called the "Court of Appeals". In this table, it is listed as Supreme Court for clarity compared with other systems.

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