Oral Argument Calendar

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Earlier Court Terms


The calendar of cases scheduled for oral argument is posted approximately one month in advance of the argument session and is updated on a weekly basis until the Friday before the session. Changes in the calendar are made up until the time of argument. Each side to a case is generally allowed 20 minutes to argue, although in some cases argument time is limited to 15 minutes per side and in en banc cases counsel are granted 30 minutes to argue. Generally, the panel does not recess, or recesses only very briefly, between cases. The identity of the argument panel is not disclosed until the morning of argument.

A very brief description of each case is included on the calendar for the information of persons who may be interested in attending oral argument. The description is prepared by the clerk's office; it does not reflect the court's view of the issues or limit the issues counsel may argue.

2008-2009 Term

September 22-26, 2008
October 27-31, 2008
December 2-5, 2008
January 26-30, 2009
March 24-27, 2009
May 12-15, 2009
 

2009-2010 Term 

September 22-25, 2009
September 30, 2009
October 15, 2009
October 27-30, 2009
December 1-4, 2009
January 26-29, 2010
March 23-26, 2010
May 11-14, 2010
 

2010-2011 Term

September 21-24, 2010
October 26-29, 2010
December 7-10, 2010
January 25-28, 2011
March 22-25, 2011
May 10-13, 2011

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