Supreme Court sails through first online oral argument - Roll Call

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When Sotomayor had her first chance to ask a question, there were several moments of silence on the line as if she had forgotten to take her phone off of mute. When she cuts in during in-person oral arguments to challenge a lawyer’s position, she usually starts with an “I’m sorry.”

This time, when her voice broke the silence, she started with, “I’m sorry, chief.” But the questioning rolled on, with Breyer offering a cheery “good morning” greeting when he first spoke. Kagan did the same, and later so did Justice Neil M. Gorsuch, who had a slight whir of a motor in the background during his first questions.

“Passing on an unsolicited training tip to the Justices: Don't say 'Good morning' and then pause,” Ross Guberman, a legal writing teacher who works with judges and lawyers, tweeted. “It will always be as awkward as it was today.”

Breyer, in his second attempt at questions, started out with heavy clipping on his voice, almost like a blown out microphone or speaker. The sound was fixed in a few seconds.

Otherwise, the arguments stayed on track. Roberts ended the argument as tersely as he began: “Thank you counsel, the case is submitted.”

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