The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. A short explanation of relists is available here.
The Supreme Court continues to make way for the end of the term. On Monday, the court agreed to decide the relisted RLUIPA issue we have twice previewed. Now, as we head into the last regularly scheduled conference of the term, with 158 petitions and applications on the docket, the court has five newly relisted cases before it. These are the cases before the court that are most likely to be added to the fall argument calendar. The relists this week look especially likely to yield grants, with the government or respected “friends of the court” urging review.