The headers on the columns in the opinions chart have the following meanings.
R: Sequential number assigned by the Reporter of Decisions after the particular case was issued.
Date: Date the case was decided (cases are posted latest to earliest).
Docket: Docket number of the case.
Name: Parties to the case.
Revised: Link to revisions in the electronic version of a slip opinion.
J: The Justice who wrote the principal opinion in the case, or an unsigned per curiam opinion or decree:
A: Associate Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr.
AB: Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett
AK: Associate Justice Anthony M. Kennedy
B: Associate Justice Stephen G. Breyer
BK: Associate Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh
D: Decree in Original Case
EK: Associate Justice Elena Kagan
G: Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
KJ: Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson
NG: Associate Justice Neil M. Gorsuch
PC: Unsigned Per Curiam Opinion
R: Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr.
SS: Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor
T: Associate Justice Clarence Thomas
Citation: The permanent citation of the case in forthcoming preliminary prints and bound volumes of the United States Reports. If the paginated
version of the opinion is not yet available and posted on the website, the information listed corresponds to the United States Reports volume and preliminary
print part number in which the case will appear once published.
Reporter’s Note: Starting with opinions issued in the 2021 Term, the Court’s Reporter of Decisions will append the following note to revised
opinions and update the note as necessary as the publication process proceeds: “The attached opinion has been revised to reflect the usual publication and citation style of the United States Reports. The revised pagination makes available the official United States Reports citation in advance of publication. The syllabus has been prepared by the Reporter of Decisions for the convenience of the reader and constitutes no part of the opinion of the Court. A list of counsel who argued or filed briefs in this case, and who were members of the bar of this Court at the time this case was argued, has been inserted following the syllabus. Other revisions may include adjustments to formatting, captions, citation form, and any errant punctuation. The following additional edits were made: [insert].”