Supreme Court Will End Term With a Bang
Supreme Court term is set to end with a bang, as four major cases are still undecided.Justices have yet to issue rulings on key lawsuits that could upend affirmative action in college admissions, President Joe Biden's student debt forgiveness plan, LGBTQ+ civil liberties and the federal election process.Although the Court's terms always begin on the first Monday in October, there is no hard end date.
The Court's website notes that sessions usually "continue until late June or early July."The Court agreed to hear 59 cases for argument during the 2022-2023 term, but 30 cases remain undecided as of Thursday."The major rulings do tend to bunch up at the end of the term," Alex Badas, a political scientist focused on judicial politics, told Newsweek. "Major cases typically have longer majority opinions and more concurring and dissenting opinions.
So it takes longer for the justices to complete the process."Only two June dates remain on the Court's calendar: June 15 and 16.
There is also a conference scheduled for June 22, when additional opinions could be released."Another reason these opinions are taking a long time is the justices know the media will be covering them and they want to make sure to produce strong, compelling and persuasive opinions," Badas said.The current session is the second session featuring the Court's relatively new conservative supermajority.
