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 June 27, 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

  • June 27, 2025
    decided Decision issued in Mahmoud v. Taylor
  • April 22, 2025
    argued Oral argument in Mahmoud v. Taylor

Opinions and writings

Concurrence By Clarence Thomas June 27, 2025 Slip opinion

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Dissent By Sonia Sotomayor June 27, 2025 Slip opinion

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