Courtroom access: Laboratories for live-streaming? Thursday, April 30, 2020

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On March 4, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in June Medical Services v. Russo, a challenge to a Louisiana law that requires doctors who perform abortions to have the right to admit patients at nearby hospitals.

That morning, the chief justice of the Michigan Supreme Court, Bridget Mary McCormack, took to Twitter to playfully chide her federal counterparts.

“Good morning,” McCormack wrote. “I see folks have been standing in line since 2 AM to see SCOTUS arguments today.” (In reality, the public line had formed even earlier – in the morning hours on March 2.) The Michigan Supreme Court, McCormack continued, “will also be on the bench today (and tomorrow). No need to line up in the cold to see your court work,” McCormack added, because the Michigan Supreme Court’s proceedings are live-streamed.

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