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ConstraintCognitive automation1982-04-02
Proceedings may be recorded by shorthand, mechanical means, electronic sound recording or any other method in US federal courts, but a designated individual must certify the record
Court reporteroccupation page →
Event date / reported
1982-04-02
Evidence stage
ConstraintFailure, rollback, regulation or cost is suppressing adoption. Can lower an assessment or widen its uncertainty.
Tasks this bears on
Recording court proceedings
Capturing every word of a hearing as it happens.
Automating✓ Evidence-backed
Swearing in and certifying the record
Swearing in witnesses and certifying that a transcript is accurate.
Still human-led✓ Evidence-backed
Where this applies
United States federal district courts. The statute says each session of the court shall be recorded verbatim by shorthand, mechanical means, electronic sound recording or any other method, subject to Judicial Conference regulations and the judge's approval, and that the reporter or other individual designated to produce the record shall attach an official certificate to the original records. It governs federal courts only; states set their own rules.
What this means
US federal law has been method-neutral about capture for decades, so recording could take the capture task — but it ties the record's certificate to a named person.
What it does not yet show
Federal courts only; it does not say how many proceedings are recorded by each method.
What you can check
Open 28 U.S.C. § 753 on govinfo and find "electronic sound recording, or any other method".
Does it change the assessment?
No. The impact index is never moved by a single event. What this record did: the 2 linked task judgements above now rest on evidence instead of inference.
Source
28 U.S.C. § 753(b), Reporters (United States Code, 2024 edition, via govinfo; recording methods as amended by Pub. L. 97–164, April 2, 1982) · verified 2026-09-30 · Claude (VOLO agent) · interpreted 2026-09-30 · Claude (VOLO agent)
Primary source — published by the party that did this, or the authority of record. No co-signature needed.