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U.S. Supreme Court Broadcasts Oral Arguments for the First Time Ever

posted by martyb on Monday May 04 2020, @06:34PM   
from the say-cheese! dept.

takyon writes:

Here's how to listen as the Supreme Court broadcasts oral arguments for first time ever

The Supreme Court will broadcast an oral argument live on Monday for the first time in its 230-year history.

C-SPAN will livestream the audio on television, online and on the C-SPAN Radio app.

Monday's case is a fight over whether Booking.com can trademark its name. The format of the arguments, which will be conducted over the phone, has proven even more controversial.

For years, activists and lawmakers have pushed unsuccessfully for the court to stream its arguments live to the public. Those efforts failed, but the spreading coronavirus finally persuaded the justices to make a change.

With the Covid-19 crisis forcing the court to shut its doors, the justices agreed to a live audio broadcast for 10 arguments, all via teleconference, in the first two weeks of May.

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• Here's how it won't goHere's how it won't go (Score: 3, Funny) by Thexalon on Monday May 04 2020, @07:26PM (2 children)

  by Thexalon (636) on Monday May 04 2020, @07:26PM (#990398)

  "Is this the right room for an argument?"
  "I told you once."
  "No you haven't!"
  "Yes I have!"

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  "Think of how stupid the average person is. Then realize half of 'em are stupider than that." - George Carlin

  • Re:Here's how it won't goRe:Here's how it won't go (Score: 2) by DannyB on Monday May 04 2020, @09:51PM (1 child)

    by DannyB (5839) on Monday May 04 2020, @09:51PM (#990454) Journal

    All motions and briefs need to fit into a tweet.

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    The server will be down for replacement of vacuum tubes, belts, worn parts and lubrication of gears and bearings.

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    • Re:Here's how it won't go(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 05 2020, @03:38PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 05 2020, @03:38PM (#990743)

      That wouldn't work well with this administration.......

      ..... As he likes to spread his thoughts over many tweeets....

      .... to hide the fact that little to no thought went into any of them.

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• Livestream the AudioLivestream the Audio (Score: 0, Troll) by Ethanol-fueled on Monday May 04 2020, @09:10PM (1 child)

  by Ethanol-fueled (2792) on Monday May 04 2020, @09:10PM (#990434) Homepage

  So, still no definitive proof of whether or not Ruth Bader Ginsburg is alive, dead, or just hiding out in Israel with Epstein.

  Guess we'll have to wait for the credits to see Kathy Griffin listed as "special guest appearance."

  • Re:Livestream the Audio(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 05 2020, @07:55AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 05 2020, @07:55AM (#990620)

    Justice "Oral" Thomas was particularly vocal in this session, asking, "Is that a can of Coke in your hand, or pubic hair collector?"

    "No further questions, your Horror. "

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• OralOral (Score: 0, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 05 2020, @02:45AM (1 child)

  by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 05 2020, @02:45AM (#990551)

  I think the only oral scene I'd like to see in the Supreme Court would be the big black man pounding out Brett Kavanagh's throat all the way down to his stomach then at the end pulling out and unleashing a torrent of acidic masculine essence that melts Bretts's scrunched up baby face and leaves a raptillian yellow eyed lizard head with a darting tongue free of its human pretences now laps up the puddle of semen that is slowly bubbling and dissolving the floor with glee

  • Re:Oral(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 05 2020, @03:17AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 05 2020, @03:17AM (#990565)

    The name of that black man is Barack Hussein Obama, and he's busy with Uncle Joe right now.

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