When the Supreme Court justices sat down to hear their first in-person case since March 2020, the only people there to watch were a few of their spouses, retired Justice Anthony Kennedy, essential court personnel and accredited journalists
WASHINGTON—The Supreme Court kicked off its new term Monday under some of the most unusual circumstances of its history, as the justices took the bench alongside a new colleague, with a new format and in a courtroom closed to the general public because of the coronavirus pandemic.
When the justices sat down at 10 a.m. to hear their first case in person since March 2020—a water-rights dispute between Mississippi and Tennessee—the only people there to watch were a few of their spouses, retired Justice Anthony Kennedy, essential court personnel and accredited journalists. The spectators, roughly 80 in total, wore masks and were spaced apart throughout the courtroom.
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