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Oral arguments are pretty important. The questions the judges ask (minus Thomas because he never speaks) shed a light on how they case will be judged.
by adambetsoup 6y ago
Oral arguments are pretty important. The questions the judges ask (minus Thomas because he never speaks) shed a light on how they case will be judged.
- LyndsySimon 6y agoYes, but you seemed to hit on an important point - the questions inform how the case will be judged. The questions themselves, not the answers. Generally speaking, it seems that the outcome of a case is pretty much decided before oral arguments are even presented. They seem to be treated as an opportunity for the Justices to fill in any unanswered questions and check their assumptions.