In the wake of Justice Sandra Day O’Connor’s passing, the Supreme Court has daunting work ahead when it comes to relists. For those who are not familiar with the term, a “relist” refers to a certiorari petition that the Supreme Court has chosen to reconsider during its upcoming conference, as explained by SCOTUSblog.
Following the death of Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman ever appointed to the Supreme Court, the Court had to reschedule all 214 of the petitions and applications intended for review on December 1, raising its workload for the week to 290 petitions and applications.
Normally, the Supreme Court does not decide to relist cases until the Monday, or the first weekday, prior to the week’s conference. However, after the conference on December 10, the Court will not have a regular conference scheduled until January 5. Meaning that there will be nearly a month until any further news on the matter is released.
There are presently eight relisted cases held over from previous conferences, which cover a range of legal matters. Among these are: Tingley v. Ferguson, Thornell v. Jones, 74 Pinehurst LLC v. New York, 335-7 LLC v. City of New York, NY, and Glossip v. Oklahoma, to name a few.
The challenges of this process underscore the vast impact of changes within the Supreme Court, as well as its extensive obligation to carefully consider each petition and application put before them. For more in-depth information on this topic, visit the original article at SCOTUSblog.