New Role for the Supreme Court's Web Site Until last week, the court's official Web site was a stodgy place with
an un-rushed air. While new opinions have been posted relatively
quickly, transcripts of oral arguments have rarely been made available
until 10 to 15 days after the sessions. Briefs and other legal
documents submitted by lawyers have never been posted, and audio
recordings of oral arguments have only been made available to the
public via the National Archives, a process that can take year or
more.

But given the intense public interest in the Florida election case and,
perhaps, the outcry over its decision earlier this week to reject a
request to televise the argument session, the court has changed its
Web rules.