Supreme Court hears arguments remotely for the first time and you can listen in
The court is conducting oral arguments via conference call due to the coronavirus pandemic and streaming them live.
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Nope, the justices aren't there, or in the main courtroom anyway. In a first, the Supreme Court will be hearing oral arguments remotely and streaming them live.
In a historic first, the US Supreme Court will hear oral arguments remotely over the next two weeks and the public can listen in. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the court is conducting arguments by conference call for a handful of cases starting Monday and will stream live audio, opening up an experience that's usually reserved for people who wait in line to snag a seat in the courtroom.
The court will hold arguments via teleconference for 10 cases over the first two weeks of May. Cases are scheduled to start at 10 a.m. Eastern and audio will available on C-SPAN and other media platforms.
The first case on Monday involved a dispute between the US Patent and Trademark Office and Booking.com over the online reservation company's bid to trademark the name. Other cases scheduled to be heard remotely include legal battles over President Donald Trump's finances and birth control access under the Affordable Care Act.
COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the coronavirus, has rapidly spread across the globe. There are now over 3 million confirmed cases globally, with more than 1.1 million in the US as of Monday.
