VERMILLION, S.D. (AP) - South Dakota’s Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on the road Monday.
The justices will hold court at the University of South Dakota School of Law in Vermillion with some precautions due to the coronavirus pandemic.
“This courtroom we’re in now, at the law school, I believe holds just under 200 people. Because of the COVID requirements, there’ll be no more than 40 people in here tomorrow,” Chief Justice David Gilbertson said Sunday.
Gilbertson said they will be following the university’s policy which requires masks indoors, however, justices and lawyers will not need to have them on when speaking.
The Supreme Court has been relying on technology to continue working on its caseload through the pandemic, KELO-TV reported.
“So, I believe it was in May that we did all our oral arguments by Zoom. The lawyers did not drive to Pierre, they appeared from their law offices through their Zoom cameras. And the five justices were in their home chambers and they also operated by Zoom,” Gilbertson said.
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