(A) Livestreaming shall not occur in any proceeding where by statute public access is limited or prohibited.
§ 6-2103.Limitations.
Article 21: Interim Rules on Livestreaming Proceedings in Nebraska Trial Courts · Last amended July 1, 2020 · Last verified July 22, 2026
In one sentence§ 6-2103 bars livestreaming of proceedings where public access is already restricted by statute, prohibits anyone from recording or redistributing a livestream feed on pain of contempt, and clarifies that a livestream is never the official record of the proceeding.
Full Text of § 6-2103
(B) No recording, video/audio taping, photographing, or otherwise reproducing, saving, disseminating, or sharing via social media or other means of any livestream feeds or content therein shall occur by any person. Violations of this rule are punishable by contempt.
(C) Livestream does not create, replace, or supplement the official record of the proceeding.
Amendment History
§ 6-2013 adopted July 1, 2020.
Plain-English Summary
§ 6-2103 draws the outer boundaries of the livestreaming pilot. It cannot be used to show a proceeding the law already keeps closed or limited to the public — livestreaming extends existing public access, it does not create new access where a statute forecloses it.
Once a proceeding is livestreamed, the feed itself is protected from being captured and spread further. No one may record, tape, photograph, save, or share a livestream or its content through social media or any other means, and the rule backs that up with a real consequence: violating it is punishable by contempt of court.
Finally, the rule keeps the livestream from being mistaken for something it is not. A livestream does not create, replace, or supplement the official record of the proceeding; that role stays with the court reporters and clerks, the same as it does for media-covered proceedings under Article 20.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can a proceeding that is already closed to the public be livestreamed?
No. Livestreaming cannot occur in any proceeding where public access is limited or prohibited by statute.
Is it legal to record a court’s livestream and repost it online?
No. The rule prohibits recording, taping, photographing, or otherwise reproducing, saving, disseminating, or sharing a livestream feed by any person.
What happens to someone who shares a screen recording of a court livestream?
Violations of this rule against reproducing or sharing livestream content are punishable by contempt.
Does a livestream count as the official transcript or record of the hearing?
No. The rule states that a livestream does not create, replace, or supplement the official record of the proceeding.
Are there proceedings where livestreaming is never allowed?
Yes. Any proceeding where public access is limited or prohibited by statute is off-limits to livestreaming.
Source & verification. Section text and amendment history are
reproduced verbatim from the Nebraska Judicial Branch, adopted by the
Supreme Court of Nebraska. Last verified July 22, 2026. ·
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