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Majority of state supreme courts stream arguments Monday, April 20, 2020

Broadcasting & Cable News

Thirty-three out of 50 top state courts agree, virtual arguments are the way to keep the gavel's banging in the age of COVID-19. 

That is according to Fix the Court, which said its survey of the 50 state (appeals) courts of last resort found that 22 have already conducted remote hearings, 20 of them live (since mid-March), using conference technology including WebEx and Zoom, while 11 more plan to do so shortly, 10 of those expected to be live.

The remaining 17 canceled arguments or are deciding how to handle them in the age of social distancing and COVID-19. 

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