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Which portion of the Supreme Court's session are open to the public?
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∙ 12y ago
Yes, the Supreme Court is open to the public free of charge from 9:00 am until 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday. The building is closed on weekends, during federal holidays, and on rare occasions when court business requires tighter security.
The Supreme Court offers a variety of educational programs, exhibits, and films. Lectures about the Court and its history are given every hour on the half-hour on days the Court is not sitting.
The Court chamber is also open to the public during oral arguments, but seating is limited. The Justices suites and the upper floors are off limits.
For more information about visiting the Supreme Court of the United States, see Related Links, below.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agoNo. Conferences and deliberations are held in private, with only the nine justices in attendance. No one else is allowed in the conference room; in fact, the Junior Justice (the most recent justice to join the Court) is responsible for answering the door and receiving requested items.
The Court chamber is open to the public during oral arguments, but seating is limited. The Justices suites and the upper floors are off limits.
The Supreme Court building is open to the public free of charge from 9:00 am until 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday. The building is closed on weekends, during federal holidays, and on rare occasions when court business requires tighter security.
For more information about visiting the Supreme Court of the United States, see Related Links, below.
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Which portion of the supreme courts session are open to the public?
Oral arguments
What portion of the supreme court's session are open to the public?
None
Are Virginia's supreme court judges elected or appointed?
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The Court can be influenced by public opinion?
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He compares public education in his time to education in the 19th century
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That separate but equal public education was unconstitutional.
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What does the Judicical branch do?
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Why did union have more power then individual workers?
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Appeals from the federal US District Courts go to the US Courts of Appeals?
The question is a true statement (usually).Under certain circumstances, cases go directly from US District Courts to the US Supreme Court, under expedited appeal. Examples are cases involving high ranking public officials, and those in which Congress specified when writing the legislation that challenges go to the Supreme Court on expedited appeal.
Who is in charge of the Judicial Branch?
The Judicial Branch includes not only courts, but the US Supreme Court justices, lower court judges, federally employed prosecutors, public defenders and other attorneys, support staff, clerks of court, and many other people.In the United States, only the Article III (constitutional courts) are part of the Judicial Branch. There are many other courts in the federal court system, but most of them were created under Congress' authority in Article I, and are actually part of the Legislative Branch.Only the courts listed below are included in the Judicial Branch:Federal Judicial Branch94 US District Courts1 US Court of International Trade13 US Courts of Appeals Circuit Courts1 Supreme Court of the United States
