Supreme Court Criminal Law Decisions Dominate 2025 Merits Docket

By Rory Little · SCOTUSblog · 2026-07-30

According to reporting from SCOTUSblog, criminal law cases and related decisions accounted for sixty percent of the Supreme Court's merits docket this term. This high volume of work included sixteen pure criminal cases that resulted in over 600 pages of legal writing. Chief Justi

According to reporting from SCOTUSblog, criminal law cases and related decisions accounted for sixty percent of the Supreme Court's merits docket this term. This high volume of work included sixteen pure criminal cases that resulted in over 600 pages of legal writing. Chief Justi