Live updates: A hearing for the dissolution of Britney Spears' conservatorship scheduled for mid-November

• At a hearing regarding Britney Spears' conservatorship, a judge ruled that Jamie Spears would be replaced as conservator.

• Britney Spears' father has been a conservator of her estate since 2008.

• Jamie will be replaced by John Zabel, a California-based consultant.

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Supporters outside the Los Angeles County Superior Court could be heard chanting from inside the courtroom.

Fans of the pop singer gathered outside the courthouse Wednesday afternoon to hold a #FreeBritney rally as her legal team faced off against her father's.

The street in front of the Stanley Mosk Courthouse in downtown Los Angeles was closed as the group congregated directly outside the federal building, waving signs and hosting speakers.

Supporters outside the Los Angeles County Superior Court could be heard chanting from inside the courtroom on Wednesday as a judge ruled in favor of the singer's request to suspend her father immediately from her 13-year conservatorship.

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A hearing for the entire dissolution of Spears' conservatorship is scheduled for November 12.

Spears' petition request for her father's immediate suspension from her conservatorship in a highly anticipated hearing on Wednesday. The next goal for Spears and her lawyer, Mathew Rosengart, is to terminate the legal arrangement entirely.

The dissolution of Spears' conservatorship will be the subject of an upcoming November 12 hearing, Insider learned while observing the court proceedings earlier Wednesday.

Both Rosengart and attorneys representing Jamie Spears agree that the termination of the conservatorship — which was first put in place 13 years ago following Spears' two involuntary stays in psychiatric facilities — should be considered by the court at this time.

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Jamie Spears was suspended as conservator of Britney's estate effective immediately.

Judge Brenda Penny announced Wednesday that Britney Spears' father Jamie will be suspended as conservator. The role is temporarily assigned to John Zabel, a California-based consultant — effective immediately.

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No updates have been made available to the public an hour into the hearing.

Following the leak of Britney Spears' audio testimony from a hearing in July, the Los Angeles County Superior Court has restricted the use of computers and phones.

Insider reporters spoke with several #FreeBritney supporters outside of the courthouse.

Chase Dominy, who identifies as a member of the LGBTQ+ community, said they were inspired by Britney growing up, having been a fan of the pop star since they were four years old.

"I was in a Southern state, much like she was and she overcame a lot," Dominy told Insider. "So it was kind of inspiring to grow up with her in my life and see that possibly I could do that too."

Dominy said they would support Britney choosing to retire upon gaining her freedom.

"If she retires and never makes another song or does anything ever again, I'm totally fine with that," they said. "As long as she gets that freedom that she's always been chasing, I'm happy."

Emma Harrison, who attended the rally with Dominy, added: "She needs to be free and this isn't okay anymore."

Another supporter, who preferred to be identified by their first name Jordan, has been following the #FreeBritney movement for about a year and chose to attend the rally "to fight for human rights for Britney and anyone else under conservatorship."

"I think that it's so horrible that human rights are being taken away from her," Jordan said.

Erica, who also attended the rally and had been involved since the beginning of the movement, said they remain optimistic that today's hearing will be a step towards removing Jamie and ending the conservatorship.

While Spears' supporters mutually agreed they wanted the conservatorship to end, some of them said they still want her father Jamie to be brought to justice.

"What we want is justice for Britney, and he needs to answer for everything that he's put her through," one supporter told Insider at the rally.

Video footage shared on social media shows Spears' lawyer Mathew Rosengart entering the courthouse ahead of the hearing.

Rosengart walked among supporters and members of the media to enter the Stanley Mosk Courthouse.

Fans shouted words of encouragement ahead of the hearing that will decide whether the pop star will remain in her conservatorship.

"Good luck, Matt," one person said in the video.

"Do your thing. Do your thing today," another supporter called after him.

Hours before the hearing #FreeBritney supporters began to gather outside of the courthouse.

Britney Spears was forced into a conservatorship in 2008. Spears has asked the court to end the legal arrangement to regain control over her life and estate.

Court hearings regarding Spears' conservatorship resume on Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. local time. The singer's attorney Mathew Rosengart is attempting to remove and replace her father Jamie Spears as her estate's conservator.

At a court hearing in July, the judge overseeing Spears' case granted her permission to handpick her own lawyer. Spears is now being represented by Mathew S. Rosengart, who has been advocating for the immediate removal of Jamie Spears from the legal arrangement.

In a surprising move earlier this month, Jamie filed a petition to end Britney's conservatorship altogether. Rosengart said that this may be an attempt from Jamie to "avoid accountability and justice."Rosengart also said that he and Britney welcomed the proposition to end the conservatorship, but that because the next hearing was scheduled to discuss Jamie's removal that issue remained their priority.

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