Justice Barrett Joins Supreme Court Arguments For The First Time
The newest justice did not participate in the court's work last week, and, consequently, did not vote in two significant cases decided by the court in opinions released Monday.
New Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett heard her first oral arguments at the Supreme Court on Monday. Participating by phone with the other justices, a practice followed by the court since the coronavirus pandemic, she asked questions in turn in a set of cases that presented difficult procedural questions but no headlines.
The court said she did not participate in the court's work last week after being sworn in so she would be prepared for oral arguments this week.
The telephone format allows each justice only a
