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Supreme Court to hear oral arguments over telephone on Trump financial records, religious liberty, and Electoral College
Washington Examiner, Apr 13, 2020

The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments over telephone in the month of May.

Monday's announcement, which listed arguments for cases involving President Trump's financial records, religious liberty, and the Electoral College, comes during widespread shutdowns around the country in adherence to social distancing guidelines designed to slow the spread of the coronavirus.

"The Court will hear oral arguments by telephone conference on May 4, 5, 6, 11, 12 and 13 in a limited number of previously postponed cases," the Supreme Court said in a statement. "In keeping with public health guidance in response to COVID-19, the Justices and counsel will all participate remotely. The Court anticipates providing a live audio feed of these arguments to news media. Details will be shared as they become available."

Two cases, Trump v. Vance and Trump v. Mazars USA, LLP, pertain to subpoenas issued by the District Attorney of New York County and the House Oversight Committee for Trump's financial records.

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Court sets cases for May telephone arguments, will make live audio available

http://amylhowe.com/2020/04/13/court-sets-cases-for-may-telephone-arguments-will-make-live-audio-available/

The Supreme Court announced this morning that it will hear 10 oral arguments by telephone in May, in 13 cases that had previously been scheduled for argument in March and April but had been postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. In a one-page press release, the justices indicated that argument dates over six days in early and mid-May will be assigned once the court is able to confirm the days on which the arguing lawyers are available. Both the justices and the lawyers will participate remotely, the press release declared, and the court “anticipates providing a live audio feed of these arguments to news media.” The court’s Public Information Office later confirmed that the court will provide live-audio access to the media – and that media access will be pooled – for both reporting and live-streaming purposes. This means that live audio of the arguments will be available to the public, an unprecedented move.

The 13 cases that will be slated for oral argument in May include several that are regarded as time-sensitive – most notably, the pair of cases challenging the constitutionality of state laws that penalize Electoral College delegates who do not vote for the presidential candidate they pledged to support, and the trio of cases involving efforts by Congress and a New York prosecutor’s office to seek the president’s financial records. Stephen Vladeck, a law professor at the University of Texas who had been scheduled to argue a pair of cases in March that were not included on today’s list, noted on Twitter that lawyers in the remaining cases had been informed by the Supreme Court that those cases would be argued in the fall.

Here is the full list of cases scheduled for argument in May, along with a short description of the issues involved in each one:

More at link.