Saturday, June 27, 2020

Don't stop the streaming

Law360 has Lawmakers Urge Courts To Keep Streaming After COVID-19:
  • Lawmakers and witnesses at a House hearing Thursday urged courts to stream their proceedings permanently, drawing a slightly positive reaction from a key judge who focused on getting new jurists to handle a case backlog.
  • Another call for streaming came from a hearing witness, Chief Justice Bridget M. McCormack of the Michigan Supreme Court. "People who live far away [have] the right to see what their court is doing and how they're doing it," she said of her own state. "It feels to me like it builds trust and confidence in our branch, which, as I said, is the only currency we have."
  • Congress in March gave the court system an extra $7.5 million to adapt to the pandemic. Last month, the judiciary requested another $36.6 million to cover new judgeships, assist with courtroom safety and boost teleworking capacity.
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The U.S. Supreme Court is way behind schedule. With only a few days to hand down its 13 remaining decisions, it seems increasingly likely that the justices are going to have to release July decisions for the first time in 24 years.