Assertion: supreme court | /r/CapableOf | cancel several oral arguments
Facets:
value: due to the coronavirus pandemic
type: CAUSE
value: to prevent excessive backup
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: Due to the coronavirus pandemic in early 2020 requiring social distancing to prevent spread of the virus, the Supreme Court cancelled several oral arguments in the months of March and April and, as to prevent excessive backup on their schedule, held oral arguments in about a dozen cases via teleconference in May 2020.