Supreme Court reschedules religious liberty cases for historic telephonic oral arguments Three Becket cases to be heard by the High Court in early May

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court has rescheduled oral argument in three Becket cases, Our Lady of Guadalupe School v. Morrissey-Berru, St. James Catholic School v. Biel, and Little Sisters of the Poor v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for early May. In the interest of safety during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Court made an unprecedented announcement Monday that it would hear a select number of the postponed cases telephonically this spring. The remainder of the postponed cases will be heard during the Court’s next term. Little Sisters of the Poor v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania will be heard on Wednesday, May 6, 2020, and Our Lady of Guadalupe School v. Morrissey-Berru and St. James Catholic School v. Biel are scheduled for argument on Monday, May 11, 2020.  

The Court has never before heard arguments telephonically. C-SPAN has announced that it will broadcast the telephonic oral arguments live. 

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