LOOK: Ex-SolGen Jose Cadiz leads 13 lawyers (7 as main, 6 as alternates) for the anti-terror law oral arguments on January 19. The 13 are picked by the 37 group of petitioners. To defend the anti-terror law, SolGen Jose Calida will face these 13 lawyers. | via @lianbuan
The Supreme Court asked for only 8 presenting lawyers to make the oral arguments orderly, but the petitioners submitted 13 names with 6 as alternates. (1/2) | via @lianbuan
The Supreme Court asked for only 8 presenting lawyers to make the oral arguments orderly, but the petitioners submitted 13 names with 6 as alternates. (1/2) | via @lianbuan
The Supreme Court asked for only 8 presenting lawyers to make the oral arguments orderly, but the petitioners submitted 13 names with 6 as alternates. (1/2) | via @lianbuan
The Supreme Court asked for only 8 presenting lawyers to make the oral arguments orderly, but the petitioners submitted 13 names with 6 as alternates. (1/2) | via @lianbuan
The Supreme Court asked for only 8 presenting lawyers to make the oral arguments orderly, but the petitioners submitted 13 names with 6 as alternates. (1/2) | via @lianbuan
The petitioners will have 45 minutes, excluding interpellations by justices. (2/2) | via @lianbuan
The petitioners will have 45 minutes, excluding interpellations by justices. (2/2) | via @lianbuan
The petitioners will have 45 minutes, excluding interpellations by justices. (2/2) | via @lianbuan
The petitioners will have 45 minutes, excluding interpellations by justices. (2/2) | via @lianbuan
This is a much-awaited hearing after 6 months since the law took effect. The law already jailed two Aetas, and empowered AMLC to freeze accounts "related" to CPP-NPA, a move which is feared to result in worse attacks against government critics. | via @lianbuan
There is no Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) yet, even when in past contentious laws, the Supreme Court issued a TRO even before holding oral arguments. | via @lianbuan

READ: https://www.rappler.com/nation/what-is-stopping-supreme-court-issue-temporary-restraining-order-anti-terrorism-law
What's stopping Supreme Court from issuing TRO vs anti-terror law?

(UPDATED) A TRO does not predict the outcome of the main case. In the past, Supreme Court did not wait for oral arguments before issuing TRO

https://www.rappler.com/nation/what-is-stopping-supreme-court-issue-temporary-restraining-order-anti-terrorism-law
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