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All 48 Supreme Court Rules — Illustrated
Explore 245 educational posters showing deadlines, filing duties, conditional rules and procedural decisions. These are visual explanations, not a substitute for the controlling Court rules.
Rules of the Supreme Court of the United States · Adopted February 17, 2026 · Effective March 16, 2026
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This collection follows the 2026 Court Rules. Select a rule to open its poster series; each illustration links to a full-size image and the official rulebook. Read all relevant subsections, amendments and orders before relying on a procedure.
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Rule 1. Clerk · 1 poster
Source: Rules adopted February 17, 2026; effective March 16, 2026 · Read the official rule text ↗ .
Rule 2. Library · 1 poster
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Rule 3. Term · 1 poster
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Rule 4. Sessions and Quorum · 1 poster
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Rule 5. Admission to the Bar · 2 posters
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Rule 6. Argument Pro Hac Vice · 1 poster
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Rule 7. Prohibition Against Practice · 1 poster
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Rule 8. Disbarment and Disciplinary Action · 1 poster
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Rule 9. Appearance of Counsel · 1 poster
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Rule 10. Considerations Governing Review on Certiorari · 1 poster
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Rule 11. Certiorari to a United States Court of Appeals Before Judgment · 1 poster
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Rule 12. Review on Certiorari: How Sought; Parties · 5 posters
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Rule 13. Review on Certiorari: Time for Petitioning · 2 posters
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Rule 14. Content of a Petition for a Writ of Certiorari · 5 posters
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Rule 15. Briefs in Opposition; Reply Briefs; Supplemental Briefs · 9 posters
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Rule 16. Disposition of a Petition for a Writ of Certiorari · 2 posters
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Rule 17. Procedure in an Original Action · 4 posters
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Rule 18. Appeal from a United States District Court · 17 posters
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Rule 19. Procedure on a Certified Question · 5 posters
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Rule 20. Procedure on a Petition for an Extraordinary Writ · 10 posters
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Rule 21. Motions to the Court · 6 posters
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Rule 22. Applications to Individual Justices · 5 posters
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Rule 23. Stays · 4 posters
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Rule 24. Briefs on the Merits: In General · 6 posters
Source: Rules adopted February 17, 2026; effective March 16, 2026 · Read the official rule text ↗ .
Rule 25. Briefs on the Merits: Number of Copies and Time to File · 7 posters
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Rule 26. Joint Appendix · 14 posters
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Rule 27. Calendar · 3 posters
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Rule 28. Oral Argument · 8 posters
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Rule 29. Filing and Service of Documents; Special Notifications; Corporate Listing · 18 posters
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Rule 30. Computation and Extension of Time · 6 posters
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Rule 31. Translations · 1 poster
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Rule 32. Models, Diagrams, Exhibits, and Lodgings · 3 posters
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Rule 33. Document Preparation: Booklet Format; 8 1/2- by 11-Inch Paper Format · 14 posters
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Rule 34. Document Preparation: General Requirements · 11 posters
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Rule 35. Death, Substitution, and Revivor; Public Officers · 4 posters
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Rule 36. Custody of Prisoners in Habeas Corpus Proceedings · 5 posters
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Rule 37. Brief for an Amicus Curiae · 11 posters
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Rule 38. Fees · 3 posters
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Rule 39. Proceedings In Forma Pauperis · 8 posters
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Rule 40. Veterans, Seamen, and Military Cases · 3 posters
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Rule 41. Opinions of the Court · 1 poster
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Rule 42. Interest and Damages · 2 posters
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Rule 43. Costs · 7 posters
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Rule 44. Rehearing · 10 posters
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Rule 45. Process; Mandates · 5 posters
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Rule 46. Dismissing Cases · 6 posters
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Rule 47. Reference to “State Court” and “State Law” · 1 poster
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Rule 48. Effective Date of Rules · 2 posters
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