Arnold & Porter’s Kedem Talks SCOTUS-Argument Prep Amid Covid

Allon Kedem is less than two months away from arguing on the first day of the Supreme Court’s new term and he doesn’t know if he’ll appear in person or remotely.

Kedem, an Arnold & Porter partner representing a pro bono client fighting a mandatory minimum gun sentence, said he is prepared to do either, but would prefer to share the courtroom with the justices.

“For both practical and emotional reasons, I would love to see the court return to in-person arguments,” said Kedem, a former assistant to the U.S. solicitor general, who joined the firm in 2019. “But ...