planning a visit

The Supreme Court is open to the public from 9-4. You can tour and listen to short lectures and watch a film. If Court is in session, the Justices sit at 10 am and again at 1 pm. Anyone can sit in the gallery and listen for three minutes at a time. If you want to see the Justices, you have to choose the date carefully.

It is always fun to visit the Supreme Court. But if you want to see the Justices, you must pick a red or blue date. To hear the Justices question the lawyers, pick one of the red dates from Mon-Wed October-April. The Justices are also sitting on the bench on blue dates.

If you want to know what is happening today at the Supreme Court, including the most recent rulings.

The Supreme Court Calendar and the Argument Calendar are great to help you plan your visit. The Supreme Court Calendar is when the Justices are "in session" (on the bench.) The Argument Calendar tells you what is/was being argued on a specific date.

Every case that is argued before the Supreme Court is audio-published each Friday. Click below for the most recent (April 2019 and the months preceding it.)

Every Supreme Court case has its transcript published each Friday. Click below for the most recent (April 2019 and the months preceding it.)

The site "Oyez" gives all the results each year. Saying "Oyez, Oyez!" is how the Court is called into session each time. But it is pronounced: "Oh Yay, Oh Yay!"