Supreme Court to provide audio tape of Florida vote case Friday
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The Supreme Court announced Tuesday that because of the intense public interest in the oral arguments in the Florida election case they are taking the unprecedented step of providing an audio tape of the proceedings within hours of the arguments before the high court.
The Supreme Court said it would provide the tape of the arguments on an "expedited basis" and promised it would be made available "as soon as possible" following the conclusion of the courtroom arguments. Court officials would not speculate on what hour Friday the audio feed would be available.
The oral argument in the case formally known as George W. Bush v. Palm Beach County Canvassing Board, et al, is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. and conclude promptly at 11:30 a.m.
Court officials say this marks the first time in its history the Supreme Court will expedite the release of oral arguments, and the first time a same day (or even same month) broadcast of the arguments will be possible.
Previously, all oral arguments before the high court during its annual October-June term were recorded and the full collection of the term's audio tapes was provided the following September to the National Archives. C-SPAN radio has broadcast selected historic arguments on a weekly program. A Supreme Court project at Northwestern University also has made audio recordings of cases available on the Internet, court officials said.
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