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The US Supreme Court issues fewer than one hundred full opinions per year, but the exact number varies.

2009 Term.............currently 81 cases argued or scheduled for argument or reargument (originally 85)

2008 Term.............83

2007 Term.............70 (3 cases dismissed before arguments)

2006 Term.............75

2005 Term.............87

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There is no fixed answer to this question. The US Supreme Court sometimes issues decisions without written opinions, sometimes with a single majority opinion, sometimes with a majority opinion and one or more dissenting or concurring opinions, and so on.

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The US Supreme Court issued 73 Opinions for the 2007-2008 Term; 83 for the 2008-2009 Term; and 93 opinions for the 2009-2010 Term.

According to Supreme Court literature, the justices generate approximately 5,000 pages of printed opinions each year.

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