No-ring rule covers lawyers and litigants 
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Published: March 4, 2013
There is no common policy in the commonwealth’s courthouses for allowing or restricting cellphones or other personal electronic devices, and with good reason.
There is great variation in the way courthouses are configured, and variation in staffing by the sheriffs’ departments throughout the state, Supreme Court Staff Attorney Patricia G. Davis said in an email.
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