The longstanding debate over allowing cameras inside the U.S. Supreme Court was renewed recently at a House appropriations subcommittee hearing, where Justices Stephen Breyer and Clarence Thomas appeared before lawmakers to discuss the court’s next budget. Rep. John Culberson (R-TX) used the opportunity to politely chide the justices about the need for greater transparency of the court, and both Breyer and Thomas said they and their colleagues might be open to audio recordings of oral arguments and posting them on an upgraded Supreme Court website. Culberson countered that if audio recordings are okay, then why not video as well, and then whipped out a small digital video recorder, turned it on Breyer and Thomas, and began podcasting live.