The U.S. Supreme Court, in its just-completed term, issued a total of 65 signed opinions in argued cases and 10 summary reversals without oral argument. Five argued cases reached the Supreme Court directly from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, as did two summary reversals. In eight other argued cases that the Supreme Court decided in its recently completed term, the high court noted that it was resolving conflicts that involved the Third Circuit.
Given the abundance of material to discuss in this year’s Third Circuit Report Card, my description of how the Third Circuit fared in the 2011-12 term will be divided into two parts. Today’s column will review the outcomes of the cases that reached the U.S. Supreme Court directly from the Third Circuit. My August column will discuss how the Third Circuit performed in the eight other argued cases that presented circuit splits expressly involving the Third Circuit.
