Same Day U.S. Supreme Court Transcripts Available this Term!
For the first time, the United States Supreme Court will make
transcripts of oral arguments available the same day as the case is
heard by the court. The transcripts will be posted on the Supreme Court website. Previously, it would take almost two weeks for these transcripts to appear.
According to Jill Duffy, Supreme Court of the United States Research
Librarian, “In the past, oral arguments had been transcribed off-site
from audio recordings. The Court’s current contract reporting service,
Alderson Reporting Company, will now utilize the services of a court
reporter in the Courtroom and high-speed technology to transcribe the
oral arguments more quickly.
Transcripts can be located by clicking on the “Oral Arguments” prompt
on the home page of the Court’s Web site and selecting “Argument
Transcripts.”
Transcripts will be listed by case name and the date of oral argument.
Transcripts are permanently archived beginning with the 2000 Term on
the Court’s Web site. Transcripts prior to the 2000 Term are maintained
in the Court’s Library.”