[Opinion] Closing the book on the term

Closing the book on the term

It was a bit of a shock on Thursday when Chief Justice John Roberts announced at the end of the session that the court would next sit on Friday and “at that time we will announce all remaining opinions ready during this term of the Court.” With six significant cases outstanding, that would make for one heckuva final day, everyone seemed to agree. This morning, both a participant on the SCOTUSblog live blog and a colleague in the press room speci…