The United States Supreme Court announced that it will begin hearing oral arguments for ten cases in May, but instead of holding them in the courtroom, the justices and lawyers will be on a conference call from the comfort of their own homes. The Supreme Court was forced to postpone proceedings in March and April because of the global coronavirus pandemic.
The High Court will hear oral arguments on May 4-6 and May 11-13. They did not release the schedule of which cases will be held on those dates.
The Supreme Court will be providing live audio feeds from the teleconference, giving the public a rare chance to hear the oral arguments. Usually, the Supreme Court does not provide a live audio feed from inside the courtroom. Instead, only 500 people are allowed inside to watch the proceedings in person.
Three of the cases involve fights over President Donald Trump's tax returns. The Court will decide whether he is required to turn over the documents to a grand jury and Congressional investigators. The Court will also hear arguments over whether the votes of presidential electors are tied to the results in the states they represent.
They are expected to issue decisions on the cases in June, but the rulings could be pushed back until July.
The rest of the cases that the Court had planned to take up during this session will be moved to the fall.
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