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    Supreme Court cases, October term 2021-2022

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    Active: Clarence Thomas • Stephen Breyer • Samuel Alito • Sonia Sotomayor • Elena Kagan • Neil Gorsuch • Brett Kavanaugh • Amy Coney Barrett


    The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest judicial body in the country and leads the judicial branch of the federal government. It is often referred to by the acronym SCOTUS.[1]

    The Supreme Court began hearing cases for the term on October 4, 2021. The court's yearly term begins on the first Monday in October and lasts until the first Monday in October the following year. The court generally releases the majority of its decisions in mid-June.[2]

    On February 25, 2022, President Joe Biden (D) announced he would nominate Ketanji Brown Jackson to the United States Supreme Court to fill the vacancy caused by the departure of Justice Stephen Breyer.[3] She was confirmed by the Senate in a 53-47 vote on April 7, 2022.[4] Justice Breyer retired on June 30, 2022, and Justice Jackson took her oath of office on the same day.[5][6] Click here to read more.

    See the sections below for additional information on the October 2021 term of the Supreme Court of the United States.

    1. Cases by circuit: This section lists the cases being heard by court of origination (e.g., federal appellate courts, federal district courts, state courts, etc.).
    2. Cases by sitting: This section lists the cases being heard by date of oral argument.
    3. Cases by date of opinion: This section lists the cases by the date the court released an opinion.
    4. Noteworthy court announcements: This section provides details on noteworthy court announcements and emergency appeals.
    5. Term data: This section provides information on the cases SCOTUS decided, including case names, decisions, vote totals, opinion authors, and courts of origination. It also includes information on SCOTUS case reversal rates.
    6. Case history: This section provides information on previous SCOTUS terms.


    The court agreed to hear 68 cases during its 2021-2022 term.[7] Four cases were dismissed and one case was removed from the argument calendar.[8]

    The court issued decisions in 66 cases during its 2021-2022 term. Three cases were decided without argument. Between 2007 and 2021, SCOTUS released opinions in 1,128 cases, averaging 75 cases per year.

    Cases by circuit[edit]

    Article III, Section 2 of the United States Constitution establishes the court's jurisdiction. The court has original jurisdiction—when it is the first and only to hear a case—and appellate jurisdiction—when it reviews the decisions of lower courts.[9]

    Parties petition SCOTUS to hear a case if they are not satisfied with a lower court's decision. The parties petition the court to grant a writ of certiorari. A writ of certiorari is an "order issued by the U.S. Supreme Court directing the lower court to transmit records for a case it will hear on appeal."[9][10]

    Circuits[edit]

    1st Circuit[edit]

    2nd Circuit[edit]

    3rd Circuit[edit]

    4th Circuit[edit]

    5th Circuit[edit]

    6th Circuit[edit]

    7th Circuit[edit]

    8th Circuit[edit]

    9th Circuit[edit]

    10th Circuit[edit]

    11th Circuit[edit]

    D.C. Circuit[edit]

    Federal Circuit[edit]

    Armed Forces[edit]

    • No cases originating from this circuit have yet been announced.

    State and district courts[edit]

    Original jurisdiction[edit]

    Where are the cases coming from?[edit]

    List of cases by court of origination - 2021-2022 term
    Court Number of cases
    United States Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit 5
    United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit 4
    United States Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit 1
    United States Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit 4
    United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit 10
    United States Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit 7
    United States Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit 4
    United States Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit 3
    United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit 13
    United States Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit 1
    United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit 5
    United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit 2
    United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit 1
    United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces 0
    State and district courts 7
    Original jurisdiction 1
    Total 68
    Source: Supreme Court of the United States, "Granted & Noted List, October Term 2021," accessed April 6, 2021

    Geographic boundaries[edit]

    Select a region to learn more about its court of appeals.

    United States Court of Appeals for the 1st CircuitUnited States Court of Appeals for the 2nd CircuitUnited States Court of Appeals for the 3rd CircuitUnited States Court of Appeals for the 4th CircuitUnited States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh CircuitUnited States Court of Appeals for the 6th CircuitUnited States Court of Appeals for the 7th CircuitUnited States Court of Appeals for the Fifth CircuitUnited States Court of Appeals for the Eighth CircuitUnited States Court of Appeals for the 10th CircuitUnited States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitUnited States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitUnited States Court of Appeals for the 1st CircuitUnited States Court of Appeals for the 3rd CircuitUS Court of Appeals and District Court map.jpg

    Cases by sitting[edit]

    SCOTUS' term is divided into sittings, when the justices hear cases.[11]

    Cases removed from argument calendar[edit]

    Cases by date of opinion[edit]

    October[edit]

    October 18, 2021

    • Rivas-Villegas v. Cortesluna (Decided without argument)
    • City of Tahlequah, Oklahoma v. Bond (Decided without argument)

    November[edit]

    November 22, 2021

    December[edit]

    December 10, 2021

    January[edit]

    January 13, 2022

    • Babcock v. Kijakazi
    • National Federation of Independent Business v. Department of Labor
    • Biden v. Missouri

    January 20, 2022

    January 24, 2022

    February[edit]

    February 24, 2022

    March[edit]

    March 3, 2022

    March 4, 2022

    March 7, 2022

    March 23, 2022

    • Wisconsin Legislature v. Wisconsin Elections Commission (Decided without argument)

    March 24, 2022

    March 31, 2022

    April[edit]

    April 4, 2022

    April 21, 2022

    April 28, 2022

    May[edit]

    May 2, 2022

    May 16, 2022

    May 23, 2022

    June[edit]

    June 6, 2022

    June 8, 2022

    June 13, 2022

    June 15, 2022

    June 21, 2022

    June 23, 2022

    June 24, 2022

    June 27, 2022

    June 29, 2022

    June 30, 2022


    Noteworthy court announcements[edit]

    Term data[edit]

    2021-2022 term data[edit]

    The 2021-2022 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began on October 4, 2021. The following table provides data on the decisions the court issued during the 2021-2022 term.

    2021-2022 SCOTUS term data
    Case Court of origination Argument date Date decided Decision Vote Opinion author
    American Medical Association v. Cochran (Consolidated with Oregon v. Cochran and Cochran v. Mayor and City Council of Baltimore) U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit N/A May 17, 2021 dismissed N/A N/A
    Department of Homeland Security v. New York U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit N/A May 9, 2021 dismissed N/A N/A
    Wooden v. United States U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit October 4, 2021 March 7, 2022 reversed and remanded 9-0 Elena Kagan
    Babcock v. Kijakazi U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit October 13, 2021 January 13, 2022 affirmed 8-1 Amy Coney Barrett
    United States v. Vaello-Madero U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit November 9, 2021 April 21, 2022 reversed 8-1 Brett Kavanaugh
    Thompson v. Clark U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit October 12, 2021 April 4, 2022 reversed and remanded 6-3 Brett Kavanaugh
    United States v. Tsarnaev U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit October 13, 2021 March 4, 2022 reversed 6-3 Clarence Thomas
    Servotronics, Inc. v. Rolls-Royce PLC U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit N/A September 29, 2021 dismissed N/A N/A
    Cameron v. EMW Women’s Surgical Center, P.S.C. U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit October 12, 2021 March 3, 2022 reversed and remanded 8-1 Samuel Alito
    Brown v. Davenport U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit October 5, 2021 April 21, 2022 reversed 6-3 Neil Gorsuch
    Hemphill v. New York New York Court of Appeals October 5, 2021 January 20, 2022 reversed and remanded 8-1 Sonia Sotomayor
    New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Inc. v. Bruen U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit November 3, 2021 June 23, 2022 reversed and remanded 6-3 Clarence Thomas
    Houston Community College System v. Wilson U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit November 2, 2021 March 24, 2022 reversed 9-0 Neil Gorsuch
    United States v. Zubaydah U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit October 6, 2021 March 3, 2022 reversed and remanded 7-2 Stephen Breyer
    Badgerow v. Walters U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit November 2, 2021 March 31, 2022 reversed and remanded 8-1 Elena Kagan
    Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit December 1, 2021 June 24, 2022 reversed and remanded 6-3 Samuel Alito
    Shinn v. Ramirez U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit December 8, 2021 May 23, 2022 reversed 6-3 Clarence Thomas
    Unicolors, Inc. v. H&M Hennes & Mauritz, LP U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit November 8, 2021 February 24, 2022 vacated and remanded 6-3 Stephen Breyer
    Federal Bureau of Investigation v. Fazaga U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit November 8, 2021 March 4, 2022 reversed and remanded 9-0 Samuel Alito
    City of Austin, Texas v. Reagan National Advertising of Texas, Inc. U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit November 10, 2021 April 21, 2022 reversed and remanded 6-3 Sonia Sotomayor
    Patel v. Garland U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit December 6, 2021 May 16, 2022 affirmed 5-4 Amy Coney Barrett
    Carson v. Makin U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit December 8, 2021 June 21, 2022 reversed and remanded 6-3 John Roberts
    United States v. Taylor U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit December 7, 2021 June 21, 2022 affirmed 7-2 Neil Gorsuch
    Cummings v. Premier Rehab Keller, P.L.L.C. U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit November 30, 2021 April 28, 2022 affirmed 6-3 John Roberts
    Hughes v. Northwestern University U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit December 6, 2021 January 24, 2022 vacated and remanded 8-0[70] Sonia Sotomayor
    Becerra v. Empire Health Foundation U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit November 29, 2021 June 24, 2022 reversed and remanded 5-4 Elena Kagan
    CVS Pharmacy, Inc. v. Doe U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit N/A November 12, 2021 dismissed N/A N/A
    Gallardo v. Marstiller U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit January 10, 2022 June 6, 2022 affirmed 7-2 Clarence Thomas
    American Hospital Association v. Becerra U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit November 30, 2021 June 15, 2022 reversed and remanded 9-0 Brett Kavanaugh
    Pivotal Software, Inc. v. Tran Superior Court of California N/A - removed from argument calendar N/A N/A N/A N/A
    Mississippi v. Tennessee Original jurisdiction October 4, 2021 November 22, 2021 dismissed 9-0 Chief Justice John Roberts
    Johnson v. Arteaga-Martinez U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit January 11, 2022 June 13, 2022 reversed and remanded 8-1 Sonia Sotomayor
    Garland v. Gonzalez U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit January 11, 2022 June 13, 2022 reversed and remanded 6-3 Samuel Alito
    Ramirez v. Collier U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit November 9, 2021 March 24, 2022 reversed and remanded 8-1 John Roberts
    Concepcion v. United States U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit January 19, 2022 June 27, 2022 reversed and remanded 5-4 Sonia Sotomayor
    Shurtleff v. City of Boston U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit January 18, 2022 May 2, 2022 reversed and remanded 9-0 Stephen Breyer
    Boechler, P.C. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit January 12, 2022 April 21, 2022 reversed and remanded 9-0 Amy Coney Barrett
    Cassirer v. Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection Foundation U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit January 18, 2022 April 21, 2022 vacated and remanded 9-0 Elena Kagan
    Federal Election Commission v. Ted Cruz for Senate U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia January 19, 2022 May 16, 2022 affirmed 6-3 John Roberts
    Ysleta del Sur Pueblo v. Texas U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit February 22, 2022 June 15, 2022 vacated and remanded 5-4 Neil Gorsuch
    Denezpi v. United States U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit February 22, 2022 June 13, 2022 affirmed 6-3 Amy Coney Barrett
    Rivas-Villegas v. Cortesluna U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit N/A October 18, 2021 reversed N/A Per curiam
    City of Tahlequah, Oklahoma v. Bond U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit N/A October 18, 2021 reversed N/A Per curiam
    Whole Woman's Health v. Jackson U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit November 1, 2021 December 10, 2021 affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded 8-1 Neil Gorsuch
    United States v. Texas U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit November 1, 2021 December 10, 2021 dismissed N/A Per curiam
    Arizona v. City and County of San Francisco, California U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit February 23, 2022 June 15, 2022 dismissed N/A Per curiam
    West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency (Consolidated with North American Coal Corporation v. Environmental Protection Agency, Westmoreland Mining Holdings v. Environmental Protection Agency, and North Dakota v. Environmental Protection Agency) U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit February 28, 2022 June 30, 2022 reversed and remanded 6-3 John Roberts
    Ruan v. United States (Consolidated with Kahn v. United States) U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit March 1, 2022 June 27, 2022 vacated and remanded 9-0 Stephen Breyer
    Marietta Memorial Hospital Employee Health Benefit Plan v. DaVita, Inc. U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit March 1, 2022 June 21, 2022 reversed and remanded 7-2 Brett Kavanaugh
    Egbert v. Boule U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit March 2, 2022 June 8, 2022 reversed 6-3 Clarence Thomas
    Morgan v. Sundance, Inc. U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit March 21, 2022 May 23, 2022 vacated and remanded 9-0 Elena Kagan
    Berger v. North Carolina State Conference of the NAACP U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit March 21, 2022 June 23, 2022 reversed 8-1 Neil Gorsuch
    Golan v. Saada U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit March 22, 2022 June 15, 2022 vacated and remanded 9-0 Sonia Sotomayor
    Southwest Airlines v. Saxon U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit March 28, 2022 June 6, 2022 affirmed 8-0 Clarence Thomas
    ZF Automotive US, Inc. v. Luxshare, Ltd. (Consolidated with AlixPartners, LLC v. Fund for Protection of Investor Rights in Foreign States) U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan March 23, 2022 June 13, 2022 reversed 9-0 Amy Coney Barrett
    Torres v. Texas Department of Public Safety Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals March 29, 2022 June 29, 2022 reversed and remanded 5-4 Stephen Breyer
    Viking River Cruises, Inc. v. Moriana California Court of Appeal, Second Appellate Division, Division Three March 29, 2022 June 15, 2022 reversed and remanded 8-1 Samuel Alito
    LeDure v. Union Pacific Railroad Company U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit March 28, 2022 April 28, 2022 affirmed N/A per curiam
    United States v. Washington U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit April 18, 2022 June 21, 2022 reversed and remanded 9-0 Stephen Breyer
    Siegel v. Fitzgerald U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit April 18, 2022 June 6, 2022 reversed and remanded 9-0 Sonia Sotomayor
    Kemp v. United States U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit April 19, 2022 June 13, 2022 affirmed 8-1 Clarence Thomas
    George v. McDonough U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit April 19, 2022 June 15, 2022 affirmed 6-3 Amy Coney Barrett
    Kennedy v. Bremerton School District U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit April 25, 2022 June 27, 2022 reversed 6-3 Neil Gorsuch
    Vega v. Tekoh U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit April 20, 2022 June 23, 2022 reversed and remanded 6-3 Samuel Alito
    Nance v. Ward U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit April 25, 2022 June 23, 2022 reversed and remanded 5-4 Elena Kagan
    Shoop v. Twyford U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit April 26, 2022 June 21, 2022 reversed and remanded 5-4 John Roberts
    Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals April 27, 2022 June 29, 2022 reversed and remanded 5-4 Brett Kavanaugh
    Biden v. Texas U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit April 26, 2022 June 30, 2022 reversed and remanded 5-4 John Roberts
    Wisconsin Legislature v. Wisconsin Elections Commission Wisconsin Supreme Court N/A March 23, 2022 reversed N/A Per curiam
    National Federation of Independent Business v. Department of Labor U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit January 7, 2022 January 13, 2022 Application granted 6-3 Per curiam
    Biden v. Missouri U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit January 7, 2022 January 13, 2022 Application granted 5-4 Per curiam


    Precedent alteration[edit]

    The Washington University in St. Louis Law School (WashU Law) maintains a database of Supreme Court cases. In its database, a case is considered to have formally altered existing Court precedent if at least one of the following applies to the case:[71]

    • The majority opinion of the Court explicitly references a previous case and overturns its precedent;
    • A dissent contains persuasive evidence that the opinion of the Court, despite not mentioning overturned precedent, has overruled a previous precedent set by the Court;
    • If the Court, in a later decision, references an earlier decision that the Court made, and states that said earlier decision was a case overturning precedent, that earlier case will be marked as altering precedent;
    • Or, the majority opinion mentions precedent and states that it "disapproved" of the decision, or that the precedent is "no longer good law."

    The following table details for each term of The Roberts Court how many and which cases were found to formally alter precedent:[72]

    SCOTUS precedent alteration during the Roberts Court
    Court term # of cases altering precedent % of cases altering precedent List of cases altering precedent
    2023-2024 1 of 62 1.6% Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo
    2022-2023 1 of 62 1.6% Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President & Fellows of Harvard
    2021-2022 3 of 69 4.3% Shinn v. Ramirez / Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization / Kennedy v. Bremerton School District
    2020-2021 1 of 74 1.4% Edwards v. Vannoy
    2019-2020 1 of 74 1.4% Ramos v. Louisiana
    2018-2019 4 of 78 5.1% Knick v. Township of Scott, Pennsylvania / Herrera v. Wyoming / Franchise Tax Board of California v. Hyatt / Rucho v. Common Cause
    2017-2018 3 of 79 3.8% Trump v. Hawaii / South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc. / Janus v. AFSCME
    2016-2017 0 of 81 0.0% N/A
    2015-2016 1 of 84 1.2% Hurst v. Florida
    2014-2015 2 of 79 2.5% Johnson v. United States / Obergefell v. Hodges
    2013-2014 0 of 75 0.0% N/A
    2012-2013 1 of 79 1.3% Allen v. United States
    2011-2012 0 of 80 0.0% N/A
    2010-2011 1 of 86 1.2% Bond v. United States
    2009-2010 2 of 94 2.1% McDonald v. Chicago / Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission
    2008-2009 2 of 83 2.4% Jesse Jay Montejo v. Louisiana / Cordell Pearson, et al. v. Afton Callahan
    2007-2008 0 of 74 0.0% N/A
    2006-2007 5 of 75 6.7% Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney General v. Leroy Carhart, et al. / Bell Atlantic Corporation, et al. v. William Twombly, et al. / Keith Bowles v. Harry Russell, Warden / Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School Dist. No. 1 / Leegin Creative Leather Products, Inc. v. PSKS, Inc.
    2005-2006 2 of 87 2.3% Illinois Tool Works Inc., et al. v. Independent Ink, Inc. / Central Virginia Community College, et al. v. Bernard Katz

    Note that the WashU Law database does not state how many precedents were overturned with each decision. As such, a case listed as altering a precedent may have affected multiple precedents.

    Additionally, if the Court only distinguished a precedent, it was not classified as a precedent-altering case. Distinguishing a precedent involves clarifying a previous precedent rather than changing it.[71]

    Justice alignment[edit]

    The following justice alignment table shows justice agreement rates for non-unanimous rulings during the 2021-2022 term. The data does not include agreements in part.

    • The highest agreement rate was 100 percent, which applied to the following pairing:
    • Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Brett Kavanaugh also had the highest average agreement rate with each of the other eight justices at 66 percent
    • Justice Sonia Sotomayor had the lowest average agreement rate with each of the other eight justices at 41 percent

    SCOTUS case reversal rates[edit]

    See also: SCOTUS case reversal rates (2007 - Present)

    From 2007 to the most recently completed term, the Supreme Court of the United States released opinions in 1,250 cases, averaging 73.5 cases per year. During that period, the Supreme Court reversed a lower court decision 891 times (71.3 percent) and affirmed a lower court decision 347 times (27.8 percent). The vast majority of cases heard by the high court originate in a lower court, such as the 13 appellate circuit courts, state-level courts, and federal district courts. Between 2007 and 2023, the high court decided more cases originating from the Ninth Circuit (243) than from any other circuit.

    For more historical term data, click here.

    Active justices[edit]

    See also: Supreme Court of the United States
    JudgeBornHomeAppointed byActivePreceededLaw school
    Alito.jpg
    		Associate justice 
    Samuel Alito    		April 1, 1950Trenton, N.J.W. Bush January 31, 2006 - PresentSandra Day O'ConnorYale Law School, 1975
    Official roberts CJ.jpg
    		Chief justice 
    John Roberts    		January 27, 1955Buffalo, N.Y.W. Bush September 29, 2005 - PresentWilliam RehnquistHarvard Law, 1979
    ClarenceThomas.jpg
    		Associate justice 
    Clarence Thomas    		June 23, 1948Savannah, Ga.H.W. Bush July 1, 1991 - PresentThurgood MarshallYale Law School, 1974
    Stephen Breyer.jpg
    		Associate justice 
    Stephen Breyer    		August 15, 1938San Francisco, Calif.Clinton August 3, 1994 - PresentHarry BlackmunHarvard Law School, 1964
    Elena Kagan.jpg
    		Associate justice 
    Elena Kagan    		April 28, 1960New York, N.Y.Obama August 7, 2010 - PresentJohn Paul StevensHarvard Law School, J.D., 1986
    Sonia Sotomayor official.jpg
    		Associate justice 
    Sonia Sotomayor    		June 25, 1954New York, N.Y.Obama August 6, 2009 - PresentDavid SouterYale Law School, 1979
    NeilGorsuch.gif
    		Associate justice 
    Neil Gorsuch    		August 29, 1967Denver, Colo.Trump April 10, 2017 - PresentAntonin ScaliaHarvard Law School, 1991
    Judge Brett Kavanaugh2.jpg
    		Associate justice 
    Brett Kavanaugh    		February 12, 1965Washington, D.C.Trump October 6, 2018 - PresentAnthony KennedyYale Law School, 1990
    AmyConeyBarrett.jpg
    		Associate justice 
    Amy Coney Barrett    		1972New Orleans, La.Trump October 26, 2020 - PresentRuth Bader GinsburgNotre Dame Law School, 1997


    Case history[edit]

    2020-2021 term[edit]

    See also: Supreme Court cases, October term 2020-2021

    In the 2020-2021 term, SCOTUS agreed to consider 62 cases. Click here for more information.

    2019-2020 term[edit]

    See also: Supreme Court cases, October term 2019-2020

    In the 2019-2020 term, the court agreed to consider 74 cases. Click here for more information.

    2018-2019 term[edit]

    See also: Supreme Court cases, October term 2018-2019

    In the 2018-2019 term, SCOTUS agreed to consider 75 cases. The court heard oral argument in 72 cases and decided three cases without argument. Click here for more information.

    2017-2018 term[edit]

    See also: Supreme Court cases, October term 2017-2018

    In the 2017-2018 term, SCOTUS agreed to hear 71 cases. Ultimately, the justices heard argument in 69 of those cases. Click here for more information.

    2016-2017 term[edit]

    See also: Supreme Court cases, October term 2016-2017

    In the 2016-2017 term, SCOTUS agreed to hear 71 cases. Click here for more information.

    The court delivered 61 opinions.

    • Chief Justice Roberts and Justices Breyer, Ginsburg, and Kennedy, wrote the most opinions—eight each.
    • Justices Alito, Kagan, Sotomayor, and Thomas each wrote seven opinions.
    • Justice Gorsuch wrote one opinion.

    The court delivered eight per curiam opinions.


    See also[edit]

    External links[edit]

    Footnotes[edit]

    1. ↑ The New York Times, "On Language; Potus and Flotus," October 12, 1997
    2. ↑ SupremeCourt.gov, "The Supreme Court at Work: The Term and Caseload," accessed February 4, 2021
    3. ↑ White House, "President Biden Nominates Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to Serve as Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court," February 25, 2022
    4. ↑ Congress.gov, "PN1783 — Ketanji Brown Jackson — Supreme Court of the United States," accessed April 7, 2022
    5. ↑ United States Supreme Court, "Letter to President," January 27, 2022
    6. ↑ YouTube, "President Biden Delivers Remarks on the Retirement of Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer," January 27, 2022
    7. ↑ Consolidated cases are counted as one case for purposes of this number.
    8. ↑ U.S. Supreme Court, "Order List: 593 U.S.," May 17, 2021
    9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Administrative Office of the United States Courts, "Supreme Court Procedures," accessed February 4, 2021
    10. ↑ Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, "Understanding the Federal Courts," accessed February 4, 2021
    11. ↑ Supreme Court of the United States, "The Court and Its Procedures," accessed February 27, 2020
    12. ↑ U.S. Supreme Court, "(ORDER LIST: 597 U.S.) 21-1596 (21A814) ARDOIN, LA SEC. OF STATE, ET AL. V. ROBINSON, PRESS, ET AL.," June 28, 2022
    13. ↑ U.S. Supreme Court, "Ritter v. Migliori - On Application for Stay," June 9, 2022
    14. ↑ Supreme Court of the United States, Ritter v. Migliori, "Order," May 31, 2022
    15. ↑ Supreme Court of the United States, Ritter v. Migliori, "Emergency Application for Stay," accessed May 31, 2022
    16. ↑ AP News, "Supreme Court Justice Thomas released from hospital," March 25, 2022
    17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 U.S. Supreme Court, "Press Release," March 20, 2022
    18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 U.S. Supreme Court, Wisconsin Legislature v. Wisconsin Elections Commission, decided March 23, 2022
    19. ↑ 19.00 19.01 19.02 19.03 19.04 19.05 19.06 19.07 19.08 19.09 19.10 19.11 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
    20. ↑ U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama, Merrill v. Milligan, decided January 24, 2022
    21. ↑ U.S. Supreme Court, "Merrill v. Milligan: ON APPLICATIONS FOR STAYS OR INJUNCTIVE RELIEF," decided February 7, 2022
    22. ↑ SCOTUSblog, "In 5-4 vote, justices reinstate Alabama voting map despite lower court’s ruling that it dilutes Black votes," February 7, 2022
    23. ↑ The New York Times, "Supreme Court Restores Alabama Voting Map That a Court Said Hurt Black Voters," February 7, 2022
    24. ↑ National Public Radio, "Supreme Court lets Alabama use GOP-backed map of the state's congressional districts," February 7, 2022
    25. ↑ U.S. Supreme Court, "Chambers of Justice Stephen Breyer," January 27, 2022
    26. ↑ C-SPAN.org, "President Biden and Justice Breyer on Retirement From Supreme Court," January 27, 2022
    27. ↑ The Washington Post, "Biden vows to nominate Black woman to succeed Breyer on Supreme Court," January 27, 2022
    28. ↑ SCOTUSblog, "Stephen Breyer, pragmatic liberal, will retire at end of term," January 26, 2022
    29. ↑ The Wall Street Journal, "Justice Stephen Breyer to Retire From Supreme Court," January 26, 2022
    30. ↑ NBC News, "Justice Stephen Breyer to retire from Supreme Court, paving way for Biden appointment," January 26, 2022
    31. ↑ Federal Judicial Center, "Breyer, Stephen Gerald," accessed January 26, 2022
    32. ↑ U.S. Supreme Court, "ORDER IN PENDING CASE 21A360," January 26, 2022
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