# The Stat Pack is Back
Jake S. Truscott and Adam Feldman have released their statistical analysis of the Supreme Court's 2025-26 term, compiling data-driven insights into the Court's docket and decision patterns.
The pair, contributors to SCOTUSblog, examined case filings, opinion authorship, dissent frequencies, and other quantifiable metrics from the term. Their "Stat Pack" offers journalists, scholars, and legal professionals a granular view of the Supreme Court's workload and output.
The analysis tracks traditional metrics like the number of cases decided, opinion writing assignments among the nine justices, and the split between majority and dissenting opinions. These statistics reveal which justices authored opinions in particular subject areas, how often justices dissented or concurred, and trends in case disposition rates.
The Stat Pack serves a practical function in Supreme Court coverage. News outlets and legal analysts use these figures to identify patterns in the Court's behavior. The data can show whether particular justices favor certain types of cases or write more opinions than their peers. It also documents the Court's overall caseload changes compared to prior terms.
For legal professionals, the statistics provide context for understanding the Court's priorities and productivity. A rising number of dissents, for instance, signals deeper ideological divisions. Changes in opinion assignment patterns can reflect shifting alignments among the justices.
SCOTUSblog publishes the Stat Pack annually, making it a consistent resource for tracking institutional trends at the highest level of the federal judiciary. The 2025-26 term data continues this tradition of bringing quantitative rigor to Supreme Court analysis.
The release helps demystify the Court's operations through concrete figures rather than anecdotal observation. Legal news outlets frequently cite these statistics when reporting on the Court's term or when analyzing individual justices' behavior and output.