merits docket

American  

[mer-its dok-it] / ˈmɛr ɪts ˌdɒk ɪt /

noun

1. a list of the cases resolved by the U.S. Supreme Court in a recorded vote after full briefing and oral arguments, and with written opinions signed by individual justices.

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Etymology

Origin of merits docket

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

Dahlia Lithwick: Steve, you’re one of a handful of court watchers who treats what happens on the emergency docket as though it’s equally if not more important than what happens on the merits docket, the one we all get to play along with at home.

From Slate

The court’s brief order did not suspend the program in the meantime or add the case to the court’s merits docket.

From New York Times

After all, to a greater extent than has been true in generations, the merits docket is providing plenty of fodder all by itself.

From Slate

That is to say, the merits docket exists in the shadows of the shadow docket, not the other way around.

From Slate

The shadow docket’s role in helping to create the conditions for the contemporary merits docket would be reason enough to elevate the place of the shadow docket in our understanding of the Supreme Court.

From Slate