Benchlight The federal appellate judiciary

The Court

The Supreme Court sits as a whole rather than in panels.

Computed by Benchlight The Supreme Court publishes no panel, because every participating justice takes part. Benchlight therefore lists the justices commissioned and in active service on May 16, 2024, from Federal Judicial Center service records. Recusals are shown only where the source records them, so a justice who did not participate may still appear here.

Case history

  • May 16, 2024
    decided Decision issued in Smith v. Spizzirri
  • April 22, 2024
    argued Oral argument in Smith v. Spizzirri

Opinions and writings

Opinion of the Court By Sonia Sotomayor May 16, 2024 Preliminary print

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Writing By Sonia Sotomayor May 16, 2024 Slip opinion

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