Supreme Court Waits, and Waits Some More, to Issue Opinions (1)

The US Supreme Court is certain to end its current term with fireworks given pending cases over affirmative action, election law, social media and student loans.

For now, it’s produced only an unprecedented silence.

Four months into a term that will run through June, the court has yet to produce an opinion in an argued case. The delay was record-setting even before the justices this week returned from a four-week holiday recess without releasing any decisions.

“For all intents and purposes, this is the longest it’s ever been by quite a large margin,” said Adam Feldman, a ...