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Averages 10 posts/day, top 25% activity. Most active Thursdays around 10 AM UTC. Mostly link posts (90%).

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
10 17%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
897 25%
Avg Comments Mean number of comments per post this month. Arrow is change vs the prior month when that month’s data is available.
77 6%
Activity Rank #14,017 by posts/day among 91,563 tracked SFW subreddits as of Jun 2026 (Top 25%). Arrow is spots gained or lost vs the prior month.
#14,017 1,542
Top 25%
Posts w/ Links The percentage of posts that link off-site. This counts true link posts plus text posts with a URL in the body. Image and video posts are not counted.
92%
Low-Reply Rate Share of posts with 0 or 1 comment. A single comment is often an automated mod reply rather than real community discussion.
34%

r/scotus Traffic & Engagement

Volume and engagement over time

Posts/DayAvg Upvotes0123401234
Posts/Day Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post in this bucket.

Post Format

Top Post Type Link
Typical Title Length Medium (89 chars)
Peak Day Friday

Upvote Distribution

How upvoted posts perform Only posts with 2+ upvotes. The bands below show how those posts are spread by upvote count.

2–9
11%
10–99
19%
100–999
41%
1K+
29%
Posts that get upvoted Share of posts that received at least one upvote (2+ net upvotes). Most posts at 1 upvote are excluded. 76%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 384
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 21.3K

r/scotus Most Active Times

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Most Active by Day

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r/scotus Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
news191 (63.7%)808
Opinion94 (31.3%)1.2K
Order12 (4.0%)17
Cert Petition 3 (1.0%)10

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

89%link posts

r/scotus Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
court
226 (74.1%)
1.1K99
supreme
213 (69.8%)
97687
trump
51 (16.7%)
55852
justices
20 (6.6%)
1.4K131
justice
20 (6.6%)
2.1K59
rules
18 (5.9%)
98383
citizenship
18 (5.9%)
1.6K256
birthright
17 (5.6%)
1.7K259
scotus
17 (5.6%)
96080
federal
17 (5.6%)
621110

r/scotus Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

Domain Links Upvotes
documents.lastweekinlaw.com182.3K
news.bloomberglaw.com16185
rawstory.com132.1K
cnn.com12586
slate.com111.6K
nbcnews.com11381
nytimes.com9742
vox.com91.5K
supremecourt.gov810
theatlantic.com81.1K

r/scotus Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

If Clarence Thomas Wasn't a Supreme Court Justice He Would Have Already Been Charged With Felony Tax Fraud in Virginia.

21.3K upvotes 235 comments link Jun 23

The Supreme Court Is Illegitimate

19.5K upvotes 855 comments link Jun 5

Supreme Court, 6-3: Children born in the U.S. to undocumented or temporary-visa parents are citizens — the Court strikes down Trump's order ending birthright citizenship — though only 5 Justices hold the Constitution itself guarantees it — Birthright Citizenship Case — Opinion megathread

12.8K upvotes 1.7K comments link Jun 30

Supreme Court, 5-4: States can keep counting mail ballots that arrive after election day if postmarked in time, the Court rules, rejecting an RNC challenge

10.8K upvotes 589 comments link Jun 29

Alabama ruling demolishes John Roberts’ claim that justices aren’t ‘political actors’

9.6K upvotes 146 comments link Jun 4

Supreme Court has a 'self-serving' interest in helping the GOP win the midterms: expert

8.0K upvotes 195 comments link Jun 15

Clarence Thomas, Unbound: Most Corrupt Supreme Court Justice More influential Than Ever

6.7K upvotes 61 comments link Jun 23

The Supreme Court Will Decide Whether ICE Can Hold People Indefinitely. We Should All Be Worried.

6.4K upvotes 217 comments link Jun 17

SCOTUS Cobbles Together Excuse to Let Alabama Discriminate Against Black Voters in New Order

6.4K upvotes 301 comments link Jun 2

Conservatives revolt after Trump-appointed Barrett joins liberals in ‘shockingly wrong’ mail ballot ruling

5.7K upvotes 511 comments link Jun 29

r/scotus Audience Overlap

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r/scotus FAQ

What's the best time to post on r/scotus?

Based on posting volume, r/scotus is most active on Thursdays around 10 AM UTC. That window has the most community activity, but busier hours also mean more competition for attention.

How active is r/scotus?

r/scotus averages 10 posts per day and ranks in the top 25% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/scotus get?

Posts on r/scotus average about 897 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/scotus get most?

On r/scotus, most posts are link posts (90%)