The Supreme Court decided a diverse range of legal issues during its 2013 Term while continuing to develop important areas of the law, from environmental protection and the Clean Air Act to the patentability of abstract ideas.
From June 17th, 2013 to June 18th, 2014 (the length of the Court’s 2013 Term) Cockle Legal Briefs printed more than 1,250 Supreme Court briefs. Here’s a look at Cockle’s 2013 Term.
Total Supreme Court Briefs Filed: 1,253 (an average of 5 per day)
Petition Stage Briefs
- Petitions for Writ of Certiorari: 423
- Briefs in Opposition: 220
- Amicus Curiae Briefs: 153
- Reply Briefs: 134
Merits Stage Briefs
- Amicus Curiae Briefs in Support of the Petitioner: 106
- Amicus Curiae Briefs in Support of the Respondent: 98
- Petitioner’s Briefs: 17
- Joint Appendices: 14
- Respondent’s Briefs: 21
- Other Briefs: (Original Actions, Jurisdictional Statements, Cross-petitions, etc.): 67
Opinions After Oral Argument
- Petitions in Which the Court Granted Certiorari, Heard Oral Argument, and Released an Opinion: 19 (or 26% of the 73 cases in which the Court released an opinion)
12-3, 12-99, 12-315, 12-414, 12-417, 12-464, 12-515, 12-536, 12-682, 12-872, 12-895, 12-1094, 12-1117, 12-1146, 12-1173, 12-1254, 12-1268, 12-1269, and 12-1315
- Petitions in Which the Court Granted Certiorari, Heard Oral Argument, and Reversed the Opinion Below, in Full or in Part: 13
12-3, 12-315, 12-414, 12-536, 12-682, 12-895, 12-1117, 12-1146, 12-1173, 12-1254, 12-1268, 12-1269, 12-1315
For a detailed look at statistics from the Supreme Court’s 2013 Term check out our breakdown here, or SCOTUSblog’s statpack, here.