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  • Out of concern for the health and safety of the public and Supreme Court employees, the Supreme Court Building will be closed to the public until further notice. The Building will remain open for official business. Please see all COVID-19 announcements here.
  • The Court will convene for an argument session in the Courtroom at 10 a.m. The Justices will hear two oral arguments. As a public health precaution, the Courtroom will be closed to the public, but an audio feed will be live-streamed and the audio will be available on the Court's website later in the day. 
  • All public lectures and visitor programs are temporarily suspended.
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Oral Arguments

Week of Monday, December 6


Monday, December 6
       
Patel v. Garland, Att'y Gen. (20-979)
       
Hughes v. Northwestern University (19-1401)


Tuesday, December 7
       
United States v. Taylor (20-1459)


Wednesday, December 8
       
Carson v. Makin (20-1088)
       
Shinn v. Ramirez (20-1009)


The audio recordings and transcripts of all oral arguments heard by the Supreme Court of the United States are posted on this website on the same day an argument is heard by the Court. Same-day transcripts are considered official but subject to final review.


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Recent Decisions


November 22, 2021
         
Mississippi v. Tennessee (143, Orig.)
The waters of the Middle Claiborne Aquifer are subject to the judicial remedy of equitable apportionment; Mississippi’s complaint is dismissed without leave to amend.



October 18, 2021
       
City of Tahlequah v. Bond (20-1668) (Per Curiam)
Officers Girdner and Vick are entitled to qualified immunity in this excessive force action brought under 42 U. S. C. §1983; the Tenth Circuit’s contrary holding is not based on a single precedent finding a Fourth Amendment violation under similar circumstances.

       
Rivas-Villegas v. Cortesluna (20-1539) (Per Curiam)
Officer Rivas-Villegas is entitled to qualified immunity in this excessive force action brought under 42 U. S. C. §1983; the Ninth Circuit’s holding that Circuit precedent “put him on notice that his conduct constituted excessive force” is reversed.



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Rufus W. Peckham


Rufus Wheeler Peckham, a successful and prominent lawyer, began his public career as district attorney for Albany County, New York in 1869. In this role, he gained recognition for his skillful prosecution and conviction of criminals involved in railroad car robberies. He was elected to the New York Supreme Court in 1883 and to the New York Court of Appeals—the highest court in the state of New York—in 1886. Nearly 10 years later, President Grover Cleveland nominated Peckham to replace Justice Howell Jackson on the Supreme Court of the United States on December 3, 1895. Justice Peckham took his seat on January 6, 1896. While on the Court, he wrote the majority opinion in the landmark case Lochner  v. New York (1905), which held unconstitutional a New York state statute that imposed a maximum-hour law, prohibiting bakers from working more than 60 hours per week or 10 hours per day. Justice Peckham served on the Court for 13 years before his death at the age of 70 in 1909.

 

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Photograph of Justice Rufus W. Peckham by C.M. Bell Studio, circa 1896.
Photograph of Justice Rufus W. Peckham by C.M. Bell Studio, circa 1896.
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The Peckham brothers, circa 1852. Rufus W. Peckham, age 14, standing between his two older brothers – Wheeler Hazard Peckham on the left and Henry Peckham on the right.
The Peckham brothers, circa 1852. Rufus W. Peckham, age 14, standing between his two older brothers – Wheeler Hazard Peckham on the left and Henry Peckham on the right.
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Activities for Students & Families


Now available as downloadable PDFs, a series of activities that introduce students, teachers, and families to some of the history and symbolism featured at the Supreme Court.

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Coloring Booklet.
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Activity Booklet.
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Kids' Activity Booklet.
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Detect the Differences: John Marshall’s Portrait.
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