Colorado Politics: Colorado’s federal trial court is seeking public comment on a proposed program that would require certain visitors to lock up their cell phones inside its courthouses.

In its written announcement, the U.S. District Court contended that instances of unauthorized cell phone use are “on the rise, threatening the safety and security of all who have a lawful purpose for being in the courthouse.” Consequently, it will require members of the public to place their cell phones in specially designed pouches to avoid unauthorized use “and the associated adverse consequences.”

Jeffrey P. Colwell, the court’s clerk, told Colorado Politics that the U.S. Marshals Service proposed the program.

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