The Supreme Court announced Wednesday it would resume in-person oral arguments for its fall term.
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the spring of 2020, the high court initially postponed oral arguments scheduled for March and April before adopting virtual arguments for the first time in history. It began hearing cases via telephone conference in May 2020 and continued throughout the pandemic.
In its announcement Wednesday, the court said it will “hear all oral arguments scheduled for the October, November, and December sessions in the Courtroom.”
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The announcement said attendance for in-person oral arguments would be limited to the justices, essential court staff, counsel in each case, and journalists with full-time press credentials issued by the Supreme Court. The high court remains closed to the public.
The announcement added the court anticipates it will continue to stream live audio feed of oral arguments for those unable to attend.
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Adopting oral arguments via teleconference wasn’t the court’s only response to the COVID-19 pandemic — it also began posting its decisions online.
According to USA Today, all nine justices have been vaccinated against COVID-19 and resumed their regular conference meetings in-person earlier this year.
