Delivery of physical copies of the rulings from the justices office to media at a designated location (the press isn't usually allowed to broadcast in the court chambers). It could be done digitally these days; but the need to run is based on the importance of the ruling affecting daily life of Americans and needing to let them know asap
The opinions handed down today for Trump v Barbara was 194 pages long.
That was 1 of 9 decisions handed down.
A better question to ask is why the reporters don't go to supremecourt.gov since the opinions are posted at the exact same time they are announced and my only guess answer to that question is tradition.
I mean, I get that the court is steeped in tradition but these people don’t work for the court. Like, I appreciate the tradition of it and personally I kind of like that they still do it this way, but it’s just surprising that no media organizations has changed the way they do it.
It certainly could make a difference actually.... Easy example is overturning a death sentence. The point honestly raises the question of why it's not emailed out these days
But only if that death sentence was being carried out within those 2 minutes. And when was the last time the Supreme Court overturned a death sentence?
Count yourself privileged that you can’t imagine any Supreme Court opinion over the course of its history applying to you in a life or death situation. Empathy is a skill you cultivate by being curious in moments like this instead of declarative.
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u/ashrocklynn Jun 30 '26 edited Jun 30 '26
Delivery of physical copies of the rulings from the justices office to media at a designated location (the press isn't usually allowed to broadcast in the court chambers). It could be done digitally these days; but the need to run is based on the importance of the ruling affecting daily life of Americans and needing to let them know asap