This is probably the 1st time a toilet flush was heard during Supreme Court arguments

Wednesday's Supreme Court arguments have made the case for soundproof walls.

The court has spent this week livestreaming its oral arguments for the first time, with both justices and attorneys gathering on a conference call amid the COVID-19 pandemic. And just like anyone newly working from home, there have been minor adjustment periods — Justice Sonia Sotomayor repeatedly forgot to unmute herself on the call, for one.

But one entirely unprecedented moment didn't occur until Wednesday, during arguments in the case of Barr v. American Association of Political Consultants. As Roman Martinez, the attorney for the political consultant group, was making his case, a toilet could very clearly be heard flushing in the background. Listen to the moment below. Kathryn Krawczyk

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