Supreme Court to Offer Public Courtroom Seats via Lottery (1)

December 12, 2024, 6:34 PM UTCUpdated: December 12, 2024, 6:50 PM UTC

The public can now apply online to attend Supreme Court arguments live in person.

A pilot lottery program for courtroom seats opened Thursday for cases that will be argued in February, the court’s public information office announced.

Individuals who receive a ticket will be able to come to the court knowing they have reserved seating for a particular argument or non-argument session, the press office said.

Applications for the lottery will have to be submitted by 5 p.m. through the court’s online portal four weeks before a particular argument or non-argument session and then tickets will be sent out to ...

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