The US Supreme Court Term begins the first Monday in October and ends in the latter part of June or early July. During these months, the Court alternates two-week sittings, when the justices hear oral arguments, with two week recesses, when they write opinions and tend to the administrative business of the Court.
The Supreme Court maintains a calendar on their official site that shows which dates the Court is sitting and which it is recessed (see home page).
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