The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and 62 media organizations are urging the U.S. Supreme Court to make permanent its practice of providing live audio of oral arguments before the Court.
“This practice improves the quality of journalism about the Court and greatly enhances the public’s understanding of its operations,” the media coalition states in a Sept. 13 letter sent to Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. The letter is the Reporters Committee's latest effort to advocate for live audio of the Supreme Court’s proceedings.
The Supreme Court has provided a live audio feed of its arguments for every term since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. The practice has proven to be non-disruptive to the Court and popular with the public, the media coalition’s letter argues.
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