Supreme Court of the United States
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News
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- New York Times: Courts and the Judiciary
- Washington Post: Courts & Law
- SCOTUSblog
- The United States Law Week
- U.S. Supreme Court: Press Releases
- U.S. Supreme Court: Media Advisories
Nominations
- Supreme Court Nominations(U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary)
"When a vacancy occurs on the Supreme Court, the President of the United States is given the authority, under Article II of the United States Constitution, to nominate a person to fill the vacancy. The nomination is referred to the United States Senate, where the Senate Judiciary Committee holds a hearing where the nominee provides testimony and responds to questions from members of the panel. Traditionally, the Committee refers the nomination to the full Senate for consideration." - History of Supreme Court Nominations(HeinOnline)
Contains the complete print series Supreme Court of the U.S. Hearings and Reports on Successful and Unsuccessful Nominations of Supreme Court Justices by the Senate Judiciary Committee. The Browse by Justice option allows you to see relevant works related to that Justice, including links to articles, a bibliography of other works, and links to Scholarly Articles.
Data & Analysis
- Annual Report of the Director of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts(United States Courts website)
Detailed information on federal court caseloads, including the U.S. Supreme Court, is available in the "Annual Report of the Director of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts and the Judicial Business of the United States." Coverage is 1997 to date. - Caseloads: History of Federal Caseload Reporting(Federal Judicial Center)
Provides statistical reports on the caseloads of federal courts including the U.S. Supreme Court. Coverage is 1823 to date. - CQ Press LibraryThe Supreme Court Yearbook includes historical and current data on the Court.
- Empirical SCOTUS(SCOTUSblog)
Examines "contemporary and historical Supreme Court issues at an empirical level. Issues covered in the blog range from examining Supreme Court attorneys, the Justices, and other actors in the Court to analyzing decisions and oral arguments." - The First One Hundred Justices: Statistical Studies on the Supreme Court of the United StatesA historical statistical study covering 1789-1971 of U.S. Supreme Court justices and nominations to the Court but not approved.
- SCOTUSblog: StatisticsProvides statistics for the October 2024 term, such as dispositions by sitting, majority opinions authored by sitting, pace of grants, and pace of decisions.
- SCOTUSblog Stat Pack ArchiveStatistics about the Supreme Court compiled and released after each term covering 1995 - 2022.
- The Supreme Court Database(Washington University Law, St. Louis)
Contains over two hundred pieces of information about each case decided by the Court. Coverage is 1946 to date.
Related Guides
- Supreme Court Nominations Research Guide(Georgetown Law Library)
- U.S. Supreme Court Nominations(Law Library of Congress)