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When lawyers argue before the Supreme Court, a small white light goes on to tell them when their time is almost expired and then a red light signals when they should stop. But arguments this term are extending well beyond the red light's cue, and on many days it's long past lunchtime before the court breaks. The change started during the coronavirus pandemic with the justices asking more questions.
Arguments that usually lasted an hour have stretched well beyond two, and on many days it's long past lunchtime before the court breaks.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- When lawyers argue before the Supreme Court, a small white light goes on to tell them when their time is almost expired and then a red light signals when they should stop. But arguments this term are extending well beyond the red light's cue.
Lengthy arguments have to do with a change the justices made to their argument style tied to the coronavirus pandemic, leading to the justices asking more questions.
When lawyers argue before the Supreme Court, a small white light goes on to tell them when their time is almost expired and then a red light signals when they should stop. But arguments this term are extending well beyond the red light's cue, and on many days it's long past lunchtime before the court breaks. The change started during the coronavirus pandemic with the justices asking more questions.