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Recent Opinions

9/16 Savage v. City of Springfield Aff’d

9/16 US v. Levasseur Aff’d

9/15 Doe v. Smith Aff’d

9/11 US v. Parsons Aff’d

9/11 Roberge v. Travelers Prop. Casualty Co. of America Aff’d

8/3 African Communities Together v. MullinJudgment Dism’d

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Recent Orders

9/16 State of Washington v. US Dep't of HUD Stay pending appeal Granted

9/10 League of Women Voters of Massachusetts v. Trump Stay pending appeal Denied

9/4 New Hampshire Youth Movement v. Scanlan Stay pending appeal Denied

8/14 Dorcas International Institute of Rhode Island v. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services Stay pending appeal Granted in part

Under Advisement

414 days Massachusetts Fair Housing Center, et al. v. Department of Housing and Urban Development, et al. 25-1368 · argued Jul 30, 2025past the 90th percentile (284 days)

379 days United States v. Sadeq Ali Quraishi 25-1115 · argued Sep 3, 2025past the 90th percentile (284 days)

378 days Sanjay Krishna, et al. v. Lori Chavez-DeRemer 25-1201 · argued Sep 4, 2025past the 90th percentile (284 days)

373 days Luis Patricio Dominguez-Landi v. Pamela J. Bondi 24-2074 · argued Sep 9, 2025past the 90th percentile (284 days)

290 days Alfred W. Trenkler v. Freddie Bowers 24-1853 · argued Dec 1, 2025past the 90th percentile (284 days)

290 days Lynnel Cox v. Ismael Almeida, et al. 25-1078 · argued Dec 1, 2025past the 90th percentile (284 days)

288 days United States v. Abhijt Das 24-1691 · argued Dec 3, 2025past the 90th percentile (284 days)

288 days U.S. Bank Trust, N.A. v. Jackie L. Bowden, et al. 25-1034 · argued Dec 3, 2025past the 90th percentile (284 days)

288 days Michael Bronson v. Town of South Kingstown, et al. 25-1231 · argued Dec 3, 2025past the 90th percentile (284 days)

287 days Joshalyn Darden v. Colbea Enterprises, L.L.C., et al. 25-1305 · argued Dec 4, 2025past the 90th percentile (284 days)

287 days Fernel Antonio Guevara-Castellanos v. Pamela J. Bondi 25-1424 · argued Dec 4, 2025past the 90th percentile (284 days)

287 days State of Rhode Island, et al. v. Donald J. Trump, et al. 25-1477 · argued Dec 4, 2025past the 90th percentile (284 days)

164 days Bonnie A. Manchester v. Town of Ludlow, et al. 25-1502 · argued Apr 6past the median (116 days)

164 days Debra Goulart, et al. v. Cape Cod Healthcare, Inc. 25-1672 · argued Apr 6past the median (116 days)

163 days Che Blake Sosa v. Massachusetts Department of Correction, et al. 24-1433 · argued Apr 7past the median (116 days)

162 days Julio Mario Briseno-Luna v. Pamela J. Bondi 20-1723 · argued Apr 8past the median (116 days)

162 days United States v. David S. Finnerty 25-1934 · argued Apr 8past the median (116 days)

161 days US ex rel. Rosemary Morgan-Lee v. The Whittier Health Network, Inc. 25-1139 · argued Apr 9past the median (116 days)

161 days Thomas Marshall v. Pamela J. Bondi 25-1721 · argued Apr 9past the median (116 days)

136 days Jose Arnulfo Guerrero Orellana v. Antone Moniz, et al. 26-1094 · argued May 4past the median (116 days)

135 days United States v. Kemal Mrndzic 25-1140 · argued May 5past the median (116 days)

135 days Dante A. DiFronzo v. City of Somerville, et al. 25-1210 · argued May 5past the median (116 days)

135 days Ngabiyala Kakoma v. Todd Blanche 25-1330 · argued May 5past the median (116 days)

135 days Gary Cifizzari v. Town of Milford, et al. 25-1667 · argued May 5past the median (116 days)

135 days Ashton Orr, et al. v. Donald J. Trump, et al. 25-1579 · argued May 5past the median (116 days)

134 days John Epstein v. Bruce Furniture, Inc. 24-1758 · argued May 6past the median (116 days)

134 days United States v. Carlos Bayrón-Ramos 25-1366 · argued May 6past the median (116 days)

133 days KPM Analytics North America Corporation v. Blue Sun Scientific, LLC, et al. 25-1222 · argued May 7past the median (116 days)

133 days Liberty Mutual Group, Inc., et al. v. Digitas, Inc. 25-1609 · argued May 7past the median (116 days)

133 days Greater Boston Legal Services, et al. v. United States Department of Homeland Security, et al. 25-1799 · argued May 7past the median (116 days)

127 days D.V.D., et al. v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security, et al. 26-1212 · argued May 13past the median (116 days)

108 days Alan Dworman v. PHH Mortgage Services, et al. 25-1407 · argued Jun 1

107 days United States v. Vicente Gonzalez, Jr. 25-1119 · argued Jun 2

107 days Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation v. Aaron M. Frey 25-1908 · argued Jun 2

107 days AbbVie Inc., et al. v. Aaron M. Frey, et al. 25-1914 · argued Jun 2

107 days Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers of America v. Aaron M. Frey, et al. 26-1099 · argued Jun 2

106 days United States v. Samuel Montronde 25-1266 +1 · argued Jun 3

106 days AbbVie Inc., et al. v. Peter F. Neronha, et al. 25-1940 · argued Jun 3

106 days Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation v. Peter F. Neronha, et al. 25-1941 · argued Jun 3

106 days Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers of America v. Peter F. Neronha, et al. 26-1039 · argued Jun 3

52 days Maidelin Noemi Alvarado-Hernandez, et al. v. Todd Blanche 24-1447 · argued Jul 27

52 days Bean Maine Lobster, Inc., et al. v. Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation 25-1206 +1 · argued Jul 27

52 days Mario Soares v. FCA US LLC 25-1824 +1 · argued Jul 27

52 days Matthew Thurston, et al. v. Progressive Casualty Insurance Co., et al. 25-1828 · argued Jul 27

52 days United States, ex rel. James R. Berkley v. Ocean State, LLC, et al. 25-2033 · argued Jul 27

52 days United States v. Yeiron Vizcaino Vizcaino 26-1187 · argued Jul 27

51 days United States v. Steve Depina 25-1459 · argued Jul 28

51 days American Federation of Government Employees, AFL-CIO, et al. v. Scott Kupor 25-1959 · argued Jul 28

51 days Mara Morillo v. United States 25-2027 · argued Jul 28

51 days Mozart Saint Cyr v. JPMorgan Chase & Co. 25-2129 · argued Jul 28

50 days United States v. Gustavo Kinrys 24-1592 +1 · argued Jul 29

50 days Timi Y. Wallace v. William Scott Pliler 24-2127 · argued Jul 29

50 days United States v. Olarewaju James Oladipo 25-1080 · argued Jul 29

50 days Dinner Table Action, et al. v. William J. Schneider, et al. 25-1705 · argued Jul 29

50 days Dinner Table Action, et al. v. Equal Citizens, et al. 25-1706 · argued Jul 29

50 days United States v. José Guzmán-Vázquez 25-1754 · argued Jul 29

50 days Whaleco Inc. v. Jeffrey Gluck, et al. 25-1893 +1 · argued Jul 29

49 days Financial Oversight and Management Board, et al. v. SIG Structured Products, LLC, et al. 25-1745 · argued Jul 30

49 days Financial Oversight and Management Board, et al. v. Assured Guaranty Inc., et al. 25-1748 · argued Jul 30

49 days Financial Oversight and Management Board, et al. v. U.S. Bank National Association, et al. 25-1749 · argued Jul 30

97 argued matters awaiting decision · Statistics →

Percentile bands set each case’s time in advisement against the court’s argument-to-decision record for published opinions.

8 further matters have been pending more than 14 months and may have been resolved without a published opinion or may await docket reconciliation.

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