SCOTUS concludes April sitting


The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) concluded its April sitting for its 2020-2021 term on April 28. This sitting ran from April 19 through April 28, during which time the court heard 12 hours of oral argument. The cases argued before SCOTUS during its April sitting included:

• April 19: Yellen v. Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation (Consolidated with Alaska Native Village Corporation Association v. Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation) and Sanchez v. Mayorkas

• April 20: Greer v. United States and United States v. Gary

• April 21: City of San Antonio, Texas v. Hotels.com, L.P. and Minerva Surgical Inc. v. Hologic Inc.

• April 26: Americans for Prosperity v. Becerra (Consolidated with Thomas More Law Center v. Becerra) and Guam v. United States

• April 27: HollyFrontier Cheyenne Refining, LLC v. Renewable Fuels Association and United States v. Palomar-Santiago

• April 28: Mahanoy Area School District v. B.L. and PennEast Pipeline Co. v. New Jersey

The court is currently slated to hear one hour of oral argument during its May sitting scheduled for May 4. The case was originally scheduled to be heard in April. SCOTUS began hearing cases for the 2020-2021 term on Oct. 5. Its yearly term begins on the first Monday in October and lasts until the first Monday in October the following year. The court generally releases the majority of its decisions in mid-June.

As of April 22, the court had agreed to hear 62 cases during its 2020-2021 term. Of those, 12 were originally scheduled for the 2019-2020 term but were delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic. Five cases were removed from the argument calendar. The court had also issued opinions in 30 cases this term. Six cases were decided without argument.

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