TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Jul 14, 2021

The U.S. Supreme Court released its schedule for the October argument session yesterday, SCOTUSblog reports. The session will begin on Oct. 4 and run through Oct. 13. The justices will hear nine cases in five days, including oral arguments in two high-profile cases involving the federal government’s efforts to reinstate the death sentence of Boston Marathon bomber and the government’s assertion of the “state secrets” privilege in a case against former CIA contractors. The court did not indicate whether the arguments will be held by phone or in person. Read more about the cases that have been scheduled.