The US Supreme Court convenes for oral arguments before November 15, 2026.

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Six frontier AI models put this at 99% by 29 Nov 2026. Full reasoning from every model.

WillHappen.ai · Accepted Answer

99% — the median of 6 frontier models, resolving by 2026-11-29.

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Gemini (Google): 99% — The November sitting invariably occurs in the first two weeks of November absent an unprecedented national catastrophe. By statute and custom, the Court's November argument sitting begins the first Monday after the late-October recess. In 2026, the November sitting is scheduled for November 2-11, leaving ample margin ahead of the November 15 deadline. Only an extraordinary event like a massive disaster or total government collapse would cancel all scheduled sessions.

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Claude (Anthropic): 97% — This is routine scheduling; SCOTUS reliably holds November argument sessions every term. The Court's October Term 2026 argument calendar follows the fixed annual pattern with sittings in Oct, Nov, Dec, etc. Historically the November sitting falls in the first half of the month, well before Nov 15. Only an extreme disruption (court closure, national emergency) would prevent this, which has essentially never happened.

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GPT (OpenAI): 99% — The Court’s published 2026 Term calendar would need an extraordinary disruption to prevent November arguments. The Court normally begins its term on the first Monday in October and holds argument sittings in early November. Only a closure, emergency security event, or wholesale calendar cancellation could push all arguments past November 15. Recent Terms have followed this October-to-April argument cadence; a publicly announced postponement would sharply lower this estimate.

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Grok (xAI): 98% — November sitting always opens the first week of November. First Monday of November 2026 is Nov 2, and the Court has opened its November sitting that week every term for decades. Only a total cancellation of the sitting (never occurred outside brief COVID remote shift) would miss Nov 15. October sitting already concluded; this is solely the next two-week argument block.

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DeepSeek (DeepSeek): 97% — The Court's November sitting is already on the calendar; only a catastrophe cancels it. The Court's published 2026 term calendar has a November argument session beginning Nov 2, 2026, so the sitting starts before the deadline. The Justices must merely show up; no external actor, funding vote, or confirmation is required for arguments to proceed. Base rate: the Court has held its November sitting every term in living memory, with only the 1918 flu and 2020 COVID adjustments, both of which still produced arguments.

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Qwen (Alibaba): 99% — The Court's first sitting already occurred in early October; the second sitting typically begins the first Monday of November. The 2026 term opened October 5 (first Monday), with the first argument sitting running through mid-October, so arguments have already occurred. The second sitting historically begins the first Monday of November—November 2 in 2026—well before the November 15 cutoff. Only a truly extraordinary disruption (e.g., all nine justices incapacitated simultaneously) would prevent this; base rate of missed sittings is effectively zero.

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