Supreme Court to Host Audio Livestream on Its Homepage

The U.S. Supreme Court will provide direct access to the livestream of oral arguments this fall on its website.

The court, which previously provided the feed to certain media outlets, will instead have “a live audio icon” on its homepage, the court said in a press release.

Since the start of the pandemic, the justices have been hearing arguments remotely, livestreaming the proceedings to the public for the first time. The justices have long resisted live audio, instead posting the audio on its website days after the argument.

Attorneys, the public, and some members of Congress have urged the justices ...