DC Appeals Court to Stream Oral Arguments

In a victory for court access advocates, the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit will start live -streaming oral arguments beginning with the 2018-2019 term. That is according to Chief Judge Merrick Garland, who said May 23 that the court had voted to live -stream all arguments, except those dealing with classified or sealed matters. The D.C. circuit has primary jurisdiction over government agency decision challenges, including the FCC's. It is the court that will hear oral argument in the challenge to the FCC's network-neutrality rules and is currently considering whether to overturn the FCC's UHF discount decision. The new streaming policy will take effect Sept. 5.