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First Amendment news alerts us to an intriguing article from First Amendment scholars Floyd Abrams and Ronald Collins exploring whether a remark by Brett Kavanaugh at his confirmation hearing might serve as a foundation for the Supreme Court to allow its decision announcements to be televised. The article, published on the University of Chicago’s Law Review blog, points out that this would allow the public to see the Supreme Court in action, but not encourage showboating by lawyers. https://lawreviewblog.uchicago.edu/2020/01/13/a-novel-idea-televising-the-announcement-of-supreme-court-opinions-by-floyd-abrams-ronald-k-l-collins/

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