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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 April 20, 2026, 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

  • April 20
    decided Decision issued in District of Columbia v. R.W.

Opinions and writings

Opinion Author not recorded April 20, 2026 Slip opinion

Cite as: 608 U. S. ____ (2026) 1 Per Curiam SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA v. R.W. ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURT OF APPEALS No. 25–248. Decided April 20, 2026 PER CURIAM. In the wee hours of a winter morning in Washington, D. C., District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Officer Clifford Vanterpool received a radio dispatc…

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