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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 June 22, 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

  • June 22
    decided Decision issued in McCarthy v. Hernandez

Opinions and writings

Opinion Author not recorded June 22, 2026 Slip opinion

Cite as: 608 U. S. ____ (2026) 1 Per Curiam SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES KEVIN MCCARTHY, SUPERINTENDENT, ELMIRA CORRECTIONAL FACILITY v. PEDRO HERNANDEZ ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT No. 25–748. Decided June 22, 2026 PER CURIAM. The Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 (AEDPA) imposes strict…

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