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This is the second edition of  “Petitions to Watch”  featuring cases up for consideration at the Justices’ opening conference of September 29. Because of the great number of petitions to be considered on the summer list, we’ll have multiple installations leading up to the “long conference.” As always, the list contains the petitions on the Court’s paid docket that Tom has deemed to have a reasonable chance of being granted.   Links to previous editions are also available in our archives on SCOTUSwiki.

The first edition of “Petitions to Watch” for the October 2009 term features cases up for consideration at the Justices’ opening conference of September 29. Because of the great number of petitions to be considered, we'll have multiple installations leading up to the "long conference." As always, the list contains the petitions on the Court’s paid docket that Tom has deemed to have a reasonable chance of being granted.   Links to previous editions are also available in our archives on SCOTUSwiki.

This edition of "Petitions to Watch" features cases up for consideration at the Justices' private conference on June 25, the final conference of this Term. As always, the list contains the petitions on the Court's paid docket that Tom has deemed to have a reasonable chance of being granted. We've also listed the cases considered at this conference in which the Solicitor General was invited to file a brief. Links to previous editions are available under the "Petitions to Watch" tab or in our archives on SCOTUSwiki.

This edition of “Petitions to Watch” features cases up for consideration at the Justices’ private conference on June 18, the penultimate conference of this Term. As always, the list contains the petitions on the Court’s paid docket that Tom has deemed to have a reasonable...

This edition of “Petitions to Watch” features cases up for consideration at the Justices’ private conference on June 11. As always, the list contains the petitions on the Court’s paid docket that Tom has deemed to have a reasonable chance of being granted.  A new...

This edition of “Petitions to Watch” features cases up for consideration at the Justices’ private conference on June 4. As always, the list contains the petitions on the Court’s paid docket that Tom has deemed to have a reasonable chance of being granted. To access...

This edition of “Petitions to Watch” features cases up for consideration at the Justices’ private conference on May 28. As always, the list contains the petitions on the Court’s paid docket that Tom has deemed to have a reasonable chance of being granted. To access...

This edition of “Petitions to Watch” features cases up for consideration at the Justices’ private conference on May 21. As always, the list contains the petitions on the Court’s paid docket that Tom has deemed to have a reasonable chance of being granted. To access...

This edition of “Petitions to Watch” features cases up for consideration at the Justices’ private conference on May 14. As always, the list contains the petitions on the Court’s paid docket that Tom has deemed to have a reasonable chance of being granted. To access...

This edition of “Petitions to Watch” features cases up for consideration at the Justices’ private conference on May 1. As always, the list contains the petitions on the Court’s paid docket that Tom has deemed to have a reasonable chance of being granted. To access...