What was the body language of the judges on the hypothetical question about refusing master account because of being part of a protected group (race,gender,etc..)?

From the audio I thought the judges let the Fed lawyers of the hook with their answer.  I was hoping they would poke harder at the issue.  But maybe the judges saw the answer as a dodge and moved on to the next question.



Wumbo

Politics_And_Law

At 9a Denver time, the 10th Circuit will hear oral argument in the Custodia Case

Arceris

Wow, that was amazing. I was in the room for that, and had the advantage of seeing the body language & facial expressions.

Custodia’s attorney was masterful, and made the Fed’s attorneys look unprepared—especially the first one.

The “pound sand” line was great, as was the fact that Judge Rossman picked up on the Fed changing the rules on Custodia *while their application was in process*.

There was a ton of technical discussion on mandamus, which was not really necessary since the parties basically agreed on those points.

Overall, it seemed more positive for Custodia than the Fed.