Is the Supreme Court running behind? (opens in new tab)

When the justices take the bench on Thursday morning to issue opinions, the Supreme Court will have 20 cases left to decide, with just under two weeks to go before the end of June – the point by which the justices normally release all of their decisions and leave for their summer recess\. Moreover, a not-insubstantial portion of those 20 cases are expected to be major rulings\. This has led to questions about the timing and pace of opinion announcements for the rest of the term, and in partic...