A report on the results of research undertaken in response to section 401 of the Federal Courts Improvement Act of 1982, which directs the Judicial Conference of the United States to "experiment with the different methods of recording court proceedings." The study evaluated the performance of audio recording systems placed in twelve courtrooms in ten circuits.
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A Comparative Evaluation of Stenographic and Audiotape Methods for United States District Court Reporting
January 1, 1983
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