Cites to U.S. Reports now won't take 6 years!

Law.com's Supreme Court Brief reports Practitioners Pleased by Preliminary Prints

It’s an issue that's a bit arcane, but changes made to how the high court will publish versions of opinions this session —and going forward— are starting to show up and it’s a welcome change for SCOTUS practitioners with pagination concerns, even if a transition period may complicate things for some.

The change was mentioned by the court in its opinion website: “Slip opinions remain posted until replaced with opinions edited to reflect the usual publication style of the United States Reports.” “This will make the official United States Reports citation of opinions available in advance of formal publication,” said SCOTUS PIO Patricia McCabe in an email.