FCC Chairman Comments on Supreme Court Mystery Flush

The U.S. Supreme Court building stands in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2019. A divided U.S. Supreme Court cleared President Donald Trump's administration to start barring most transgender people from serving in the armed forces. The justices, voting 5-4 Tuesday, put on hold lower court decisions that had blocked the administration's planned ban from taking effect.Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg

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By Sarah Kopit

May 6, 2020 at 9:53 PM UTC

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Turns out the United States Supreme Court is struggling just like the rest of us with the often cringe-worthy logistics of social distancing.

During live-streamed public arguments today in Barr v. American Association of Political Consultants Inc., an audible flushing sound was heard as Roman Martinez, an attorney for the AAPC, was presenting.