The Supreme Court’s teleconference arguments have been dotted with memorable moments.
The latest was a toilet flush.
The audible flush happened Wednesday while Roman Martinez, an attorney for the American Association of Political Consultants, was speaking. Martinez did not miss a beat as a toilet flushed in the background.
It’s unclear who forgot to mute their line while using the restroom during oral arguments on whether robocalls to cellphones are constitutionally protected.
LISTEN: Toilet flush during U.S. Supreme Court oral argument (h/t @nicninh) pic.twitter.com/He3QGMzvJI
— Jeremy Art (@cspanJeremy) May 6, 2020
This week is the first time the Supreme Court has held arguments by phone, which was prompted by the coronavirus pandemic.
On Monday, the usually mum Justice Clarence Thomas interrogated lawyers appearing before the court — the third time he’s broken his silence on the bench in a decade. He spoke again on Tuesday.
Justice Sonia Sotomayor has forgotten at least twice to unmute herself when called upon.
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg participated in Wednesday’s arguments from her Baltimore hospital bed after she was hospitalized for treatment of a gallbladder condition.
