The U.S. Supreme Court conducted all of its oral arguments remotely during its just-concluded 2020-2021 term thanks to the coronavirus pandemic. Last term will also be remembered as Justice Amy Coney Barrett's first year at the court, which she joined Oct. 26, 2020. The court issued 54 signed opinions during its 2020-2021 term, just one more than the court had issued during the preceding 2019-2020 coronavirus-impacted term.