Supreme Court postpones oral arguments due to coronavirus concerns

• Two of the nine justices, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Stephen Breyer, are in their 80s.
• The session was due to take place March 23–25 and March 30–April 1.
• The Court stated in its press release it "will examine the options for rescheduling those cases in due course in light of the developing circumstances."

The big picture: It noted that postponing arguments "in light of public health concerns is not unprecedented," though it does mark the court's first postponement since the Spanish flu epidemic in 1918.

• Among the delayed cases is President Trump’s lawsuit to prevent congressional committees and New York prosecutors to subpoena his financial records.
• The development will also affect the $8 billion copyright feud between Google and Oracle.