[gdani]

Sorry to be a worry wort, but I am beginning to wonder WHY this is taking so long and WHY is this decision coming up last?

For cases argued later in the term, SCOTUS typically releases opinions for the most controversial and/or high impact cases last.

According to those in the know, most decisions are rendered shortly after the arguments, thus this case should have been decided a long time ago.

Nope.

[Moonman62]

According to those in the know, most decisions are rendered shortly after the arguments, thus this case should have been decided a long time ago.

My understanding is that they took the first vote shortly after arguments, and that's probably when Kagan let the Prince know that he lost. The decisions take time to write and come out later.