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Supreme Court Calendar Sets Three Arguments for November 9 and 10
The Court's official calendar lists Nielsen v. Watanabe and Hoffmann v. WBI Energy Transmission for Monday, followed by Department of Labor v. Sun Valley Orchards on Tuesday.
The second week of the sitting
The Supreme Court's November argument calendar schedules two cases for Monday, November 9, and one for Tuesday, November 10. Nielsen v. Watanabe, docket 25-417, and Hoffmann v. WBI Energy Transmission, docket 25-159, are listed for Monday. Department of Labor v. Sun Valley Orchards, docket 25-966, is listed for Tuesday. The Court normally convenes at 10 a.m.
A calendar is a procedural record
The monthly calendar establishes the order and date of argument, not the legal merits or likely result. Case captions alone do not safely describe every question presented, and a lower-court outcome does not determine the Supreme Court's judgment. Readers seeking the disputes' precise scope should consult each docket, briefs and any orders changing the questions before argument.
What becomes public
The Court says it posts audio and transcripts of oral arguments on the same day they are heard. Those records show the questions asked and positions presented, but oral argument is not a decision. An opinion may arrive weeks or months later, and separate writings can divide the Court on reasoning even when the judgment is clear.
A holiday breaks the sequence
The calendar marks Wednesday, November 11, as a legal holiday with no argument. That distinguishes the Court's public sitting schedule from chamber and agency calendars that may observe the holiday differently. Visitors should use current Court access information rather than assuming that a scheduled argument guarantees a particular seat, entry time or building arrangement.
How to read the next records
A responsible account of each dispute should begin with the question presented, the parties' briefs and the lower-court record, then separate advocacy from the Court's eventual holding. This preview does not infer an outcome or characterize claims beyond the official calendar. The docket pages, same-day transcripts and later opinions will provide the controlling updates.
Primary evidence
Reporting note: This independently composed article is based on the linked primary records. Publication and event dates are stated separately. Agency claims are identified as such; an allegation, charge or scheduled event is not presented as a finding, conviction or completed event. Readers should consult the official record for amendments and later action.