Supreme Court 2013-14 Term Preview: Part I -- Fall Arguments

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Supreme Court 2013-14 Term Preview: Part I -- Fall Arguments

The United States Supreme Court will start its 2013-14 Term on October 7. The United States Supreme Court follows a somewhat predictable cycle.

Starting with October, it holds seven argument sessions, typically designated by the month in which the argument begins (i.e. October, November, December, January, February, March, and April). Each argument session is followed by two weeks off (though the post-December and post-January off periods tend to be an extra week or two off). In each argument session, the Supreme Court holds arguments on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday (except for any holidays) of each week. On each day, arguments begin at 10:00 a.m EDT and runs for approximately two hours (typically one hour per case). If necessary, arguments resume at 1:00 p.m. EDT. In recent years, as the Supreme Court has taken fewer cases, afternoon arguments have become a rare exception. However, this fall, the Supreme Court has scheduled several afternoon arguments. Over the summer, the Supreme Court released the argument calendars for the October, November, and December sessions and those cases will be the topic of this post. A second post will consider the remaining cases that have been accepted for argument in early 2014 and other cases in the pipeline that might get added.

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Full 'part one' of article is here: http://www.democraticconventionwatch.com/diary/5892/supreme-court-201314-term-preview-part-i-fall-arguments

p.s. Part two should eventually show up on the front page here: http://www.democraticconventionwatch.com/