SCOTUS Telephonic Argument

C-SPAN has been broadcasting congressional sessions since the 1980s and now all it takes is computer access to get the feed. SCOTUS taped oral arguments for academic use since the 1950s and itself directly provided audio since 2010. Lower courts, state and federal, have repeatedly been ahead of the curve, including providing video. When justices get all concern-y about video, they should be repeatedly asked about such usage (plus the UK/Canada). Also, what about opinion announcements, people?

It took the Big V to push SCOTUS to even for a limited time joining the live-streaming movement (me personally, this is less important to me), releasing details the last two days. Fox News being the "pool chair" seems about right for the Court. A curious move is that questioning will go by seniority, which is a contrast to the usual butting in whenever it suits (after the new letting the advocates talk a bit period passes) policy.

Some courts are "zooming" things and it seems to be going okay, glitches aside. This method still will allow live tweeting and SCOTUSBlog has set up some educational things including with lower grades that seems promising. Anyway, it should be interesting though how this will influence them in the future is up in the air. Some glitches might make them shy about making it permanent. The best approach when things go back to normal or even now (concerns about visual clues from judges for advocates etc.) is videotape.