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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 Nov. 24, 2025, 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

  • Nov. 24, 2025
    decided Decision issued in Pitts v. Mississippi

Opinions and writings

Opinion Author not recorded Nov. 24, 2025 Slip opinion

Cite as: 607 U. S. ____ (2025) 1 Per Curiam SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES JEFFREY CLYDE PITTS v. MISSISSIPPI ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF MISSISSIPPI No. 24–1159. Decided November 24, 2025 PER CURIAM. Ordinarily, the Sixth Amendment’s Confrontation Clause “guarantees the defendant a face-to-face meeting with wit- nesses appearing before the trier of fact.” C…

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