Supreme Court Bows to the Moment With First Streaming Arguments
- Telephone sessions aim to guard against spread of coronavirus
- Trump financial records clash among cases to be broadcast live
This article is for subscribers only.
The U.S. Supreme Court is about to go where it has never gone before. And the country will get to listen in live.
The court will hear its first-ever argument by telephone Monday, opening a two-week remote session that includes disputes over subpoenas for President Donald Trump’s financial records. The justices are allowing live audio broadcasts, another novelty for a court that under less-dire circumstances treasures its precedents and traditions.