US Supreme Court Justices ‘Phone It In’ for the First Time in Hearing a Case
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(Worthy News) – The Supreme Court’s historic livestreaming of its first-ever oral argument by telephone went without a hitch on Monday, spurring new calls for the high court to keep up the practice for the public’s benefit.
The session ran well past its allotted time of 60 minutes, but Chief Justice John Roberts ran a tight ship.
All nine justices, including the court’s famously laconic justice, Clarence Thomas, phoned in from home to ask questions. [ Source: VOA News (Read More…) ]
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