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The Term Begins

Court is in session from October until June or July

Justices work in two-week blocks, first hearing arguments from lawyers and then ruling on cases presented

Each justice has four law clerks as assistants

Briefs and Oral Arguments

Justices first study briefs, then hear oral arguments; lawyers usually have 30 minutes to present their side of a case; Justices ask questions

Selecting Cases

Court usually chooses which cases it hears; most cases come from federal court of appeals; others from high state courts or are cases of Supreme Court’s original jurisdiction

If Court grants appellant a writ of certiorari, it agrees to hear the case; if denied, lower court’s ruling stands

If case is on Court’s docket, usually it deals with important issue of constitutional or federal law

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