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High Court to Provide Same-Day Argument Transcripts Online

Legal Times

September 15, 2006

The Supreme Court announced Thursday it will post on its Web site the transcripts of oral arguments the same day they occur -- far faster than the previous practice of releasing them up to two weeks afterward. The announcement may seem a small step, but at an institution that still hands out quill pens to lawyers who argue before it, the change is significant. Advocates hope the faster access signals a new climate of openness under new Chief Justice John Roberts Jr.

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