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The Start of the U.S. Supreme Court Term

Since 1917, the first Monday in October has marked the beginning of United States Supreme Court term. This year, the term starts on October 1, with two oral arguments scheduled. The first, Weyerhaeuser Company v. Fish and Wildlife Service, involves the Endangered Species Act, and the second, Mount Lemmon Fire District v. Guido, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act.

Learn more about upcoming Supreme Court cases with Georgetown’s Supreme Court Institute preview. Curious about the parties’ arguments? You can find filings in these cases and the others on the Court’s docket at SCOTUSBlog, including lower court opinions and briefs from both parties and amicus curiae. Need to review what happened at oral argument? After each oral argument, you can find transcripts and audio at the Supreme Court’s website. Finally, the Supreme Court Mapping Project gives you a way to analyze and predict developments in Supreme Court doctrine with simple visual charts that cover 1st, 4th, 5th, 8th and 14th Amendment doctrine as well as the commerce power, patents, civil procedure, and more.