Court snacks: The Tipline for 25 August 2020

The courtroom is a judge’s domain, whether it is in person or on the web. Conducting arguments via Zoom though provides the bench with the ability to counter the attorney’s greatest strength: talking. California federal judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers used the mute button on Monday to silence an answer from counsel to Apple that she was not satisfied with. Hopefully she could not hear if any reporters tuning in were chomping down on pretzels.