the Supreme Court joins the 21st Century - arguments to resume in May via Teleconference

ms traditional · ‎03-09-2010

anxious to get back to work (!) The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments via teleconference next month. Details:

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The Supreme Court will tread new ground next month with cases that were postponed because of COVID-19 health concerns, deciding to hold the first-ever oral arguments by telephone conference during a two-week period that starts May 4.

The justices and counsel will all participate remotely, another part of the physical distancing mandates and stay-at-home orders across the nation aimed slowing the spread of the highly contagious coronavirus

The phone procedure means the court is looking to enter another new era when it comes to allowing public access. “The Court anticipates providing a live audio feed of these arguments to news media,” the Supreme Court said in its statememt

C-SPAN Networks has previously tweeted that it would provide all streamed arguments live and archive them online — meaning the potential for Americans nationwide, staying at home amid the outbreak, to tune in as it happens.

The telephone arguments will be held May 4-6 and 11-13 for cases that were scheduled for March and April but were postponed. Cases will be assigned argument dates once the lawyers are notified.

The Supreme Court closed its building to the public weeks ago, but before Monday had left unanswered what would happen to the cases that remain on its schedule. The court traditionally finishes all its work for the term by the end of June.

sunshine45 · ‎03-09-2010

well this is good news!

i dont want anyone to be near RBG for quite a while!

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Porcelain · ‎02-19-2014

Political bait.

When you’re accustomed to privilege, equality feels like oppression.
"Power without love is reckless and abusive, and love without power is sentimental and anemic." - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr

Drythe · ‎07-09-2011

KEEP

RBG

SAFE !

"Animals are not my whole world, but they have made my world whole" ~ Roger Caras

ms traditional · ‎03-09-2010

from NY Magazine this may shed some light on how the Supreme Court is covered due to its usual restrictions. this is from the viewpoint of the press.

this upcoming audio feed is to be carried by CSpan and will allow regular citizens unfettered access. usually information comes to us through the filter of a court reporter.

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For the notoriously technophobic Supreme Court, this would be a monumental change, since the place has traditionally been long on ceremony and short on accessibility. To hear oral arguments, the public can either wait in line for a share of 250 seats, or wait for a transcript or audio to be posted, which can take days.

Members of the Supreme Court bar also have to line up for first-come, first-served seats. Reporters, whether they have “hard passes” that come with regular attendance and credentialing or have been approved for a day pass, may climb the marble stairs to their section with only a notebook and pen in hand. (They’ll search you to confirm you haven’t smuggled in electronics.) Reporters might watch from behind a column or a screen, then scramble back to the press room to be the first to tweet their takeaway from an hour or so of questioning.

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