The comparisons may change in coming weeks, but so far the Supreme Court has taken fewer cases for review in the new Term that opens Monday, Oct. 2 than in the recent past, statistics released this week show. As of May 10, the Court had agreed to hear 13 cases next Term (because of multiples in two grants, that will result in 11 hours of argument). At this time last Term, the Court had agreed to hear 22 cases (21 hours of argument) for the following Term, and, in the Term before that, 25 cases in advance grants (21 hours). The ebb and flow of grants and denials can and does vary throughout a Term, and there are seven or eight more orders days on which the Court very likely will add to its workload for next fall.
As of now, the Court has filled its argument calendar for October, and has a start on the November calendar.
The list of cases so far granted for review for next Term can be found here. That list includes only docket numbers, titles, and dates on which review was granted. To find the questions presented, go to the Court’s website, click on Docket, then enter the docket number in the search window; a link will be provided on the docket sheet to the questions to be reviewed in the case.
The next opportunity for grants is next Monday, May 15.
The Court’s pace of deciding argued cases this Term is about the same as in the two prior Terms. So far, it has issued 38 signed opinions, compared to 39 in each of the two preceding Terms. In the balance of the current Term, the Court is expected to issue 34 signed opinions. (Those numbers do not include signed concurrences or dissents.)
The next chance for release of decisions in argued cases is next Monday — the only decision day likely in that week.
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