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State supreme court vacancy count for July 2026

In this month's state supreme court vacancy update, Ballotpedia tracked announced retirements, nominations, appointments, confirmations, and swearings-in of justices from July 2 to July 30, 2026. Ballotpedia tracks court vacancies in all 52 state supreme courts.

Ballotpedia · Jul 31

Tesla CEO Elon Musk recovers $55 billion pay package in Delaware court ruling

Elon Musk, already the world’s richest man, scored another huge windfall Friday when the Delaware Supreme Court reversed a decision that deprived him of a $55 billion pay package that Tesla doled out in 2018 as an incentive for its CEO to steer the automaker to new heights

The Independent UK · Dec 19, 2025

Tesla Urges Delaware Supreme Court To Restore Elon Musk's $56 Billion Pay Package Ahead Of Next Month's Shareholder Meeting

Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) has urged the Delaware Supreme Court to restore CEO Elon Musk's $56 billion pay package it struck down in 2024.

Benzinga · Oct 16, 2025

Elon Musk Left Furious After US Court Cancels Billion Dollar Tesla Pay-Out

The financial compensation package, consisting of $55.8 billion, was dubbed "an unfathomable sum" by Chancery Court Chief Judge Kathaleen McCormick.

International Business Times UK · Jan 31, 2024

Delaware Supreme Court Leads In Opinions, State Courts Issue 192 In Two Weeks

Delaware issued 26 opinions, followed by Pennsylvania with 17 and Vermont with 13 in two-week period

Zenger · Jul 29, 2023

State supreme courts have issued 3,842 opinions in 2023

State supreme courts issued 192 opinions in the two week period from July 10 to July 23. The Delaware Supreme Court issued 26 opinions more than any other state, followed by Pennsylvania with 17 and Vermont with 13. The last two weeks’ 192 opinions account for 5% of the year-to-date…

Ballotpedia · Jul 28, 2023

State supreme courts have issued more than 2,700 decisions this year

State supreme courts issued 89 opinions from May 22-28. The Delaware Supreme Court led the field with nine opinions issued, followed by Massachusetts, Montana, and New York with six each.

Ballotpedia · Jun 5, 2023

State Supreme Court Reverses Ban On Tesla Store Sales

Tesla can't sell its cars in many US states since it uses a direct-to-consumer model instead of dealerships. A state supreme court sided with the EV maker.

InsideEVs · May 16, 2023